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Swedish government proposal causes conflict with police

[The Local]-  The Swedish government’s attempt to tighten gun laws has met with charges from the police.  Law enforcement is concerned as they have asked for increased ability to wire…

Teen shot after running over police officer

From a story at thelocal.se, “A 16-year-old-boy was shot by police in Gothenburg early Thursday morning after the vehicle the teen was driving hit an officer in what police believe…

Ethiopia Convicts Swedish Journalists of Supporting Terrorism

An Ethiopian court has convicted two journalist from Sweden of aiding a terrorist group and entering the country illegally.  Voanews.com reports, “The two Swedes were arrested June 30 in Ethiopia’s…

Famous Swedish author aided KGB

IceNews reports, “Jan Guillou, the famous Swedish author and journalist, is facing new claims of aiding the KGB in the 1960s. Guillou has claimed that he was pursuing journalistic investigations…

Sweden democrats call Islam ‘Sweden’s biggest threat’

The leader of the Sweden democrat party stated that Islam is Sweden’s threat since World War II. The Local reports, “He goes on to claim that more than ten Muslim…

Former South Korean major-general arrested for leaking secrets to Saab

The Local reports as follows:  “A former South Korean air force major-general was arrested on Friday on charges of leaking classified military information to Swedish defence and aviation company Saab,…

Stockholm’s bunnies burned to keep Swedes warm

[The Local]–  The bodies of thousands of rabbits culled every year from the parks in Stockholm’s Kungsholmen neighbourhood are being used to fuel a heating plant in central Sweden. The…

Terror suspect Swedes freed from Pakistan

[The Local]–  The Swedish foreign ministry has confirmed that four Swedish citizens, arrested in Pakistan in August as terrorist suspects, have been released and put on a flight to Stockholm.…

Sweden cautions Czechs over Lisbon ‘opt outs’

[The Local]–  The Swedish EU presidency has cautioned the Czechs that their demands for an extra “footnote” on the treaty sends out “the wrong message at the wrong time”. Czech…

Swedish banks warned on Latvian economy

[The Local]–  Sweden’s finance minister Anders Borg is reported to have held secret talks with Swedbank and SEB, expressing his concern over Latvia’s struggling financial situation. The two banks have…

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