Swedish police mistakes bearded hipsters for ISIS terrorists

How about that awkward moment when Swedish police mistake a club of bearded charity workers who were posing for a photo with a black flag as Islamic State militants.

He admitted that the flag, which depicts white swords crossed on a black background, does resemble the violent cell’s emblem.

Oh well, perhaps this could be the beginning of the end of the lumberjack trend that has taken over the whole world over the past few years.

The Swedish members of the group, who meet about once a month to socialize, were in charge of the Bearded Villains’ flag over the weekend.

Last week, an engineering school in southern France called ISIS ran into trouble with Canadian customs agents anxious over a possible link to the jihadist group, which also uses the same acronym.

When they arrived, they “had a good laugh” – the group mistaken for Isil was actually a beard club called the Bearded Villians.

“It was an honor [sic] to swing the same flag that so many of my bearded brothers have done before me, and will in the future”, Mr Fransson said.

Andreas Fransson, a Bearded Villains member, told The Independent, “The police saw of course that we weren’t terrorists, just very happy and nice bearded gentlemen”.

Fransson said the police “quickly saw that we weren’t terrorists, out in the middle of nowhere, dressed in formal wear, hugging and laughing”. We had a laugh with the police and they left. “It’s the same with beards – each and every day you hear someone say you are a terrorist”.

The movement’s website names its objective as “showcasing bearded men with character”.