A Swedish club of bearded men posing for a photograph with their club’s black flag was mistaken for Islamic State militants by a passerby, prompting a visit by the police, as Guardian reports.

Andreas Fransson was with his friends in the Swedish countryside when two police officers turned up.

“They told us that a motorist thought he had seen a gathering of Isis terrorists,” said Andreas Fransson, member of Bearded Villains organization which does charity work.

The two officers “had a good laugh” and got back in their patrol car “with smiles on their faces”, said Fransson who works in public relations.

“It was a funny incident but it’s a shame to be associated with Isis given our charity work.”