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Two to hospital after accident
Several cars are involved in an accident in Sundsvall municipality.
The road is partially closed and rescuers have been called to the scene.
Two people have been taken to hospital by ambulance. At the moment, there is no further information on the state of the damage.
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Explosion in apartment building on the island of Jersey
One person has died and at least twelve are missing after an explosion on the British island of Jersey, writes BBC.
It happened at a block with several apartment buildings.
– I don’t know exactly how many apartments have been destroyed, but a three-storey building has completely collapsed, says police chief Robin Smith
A fire caused by the explosion has been extinguished but emergency services are urging people to stay away.
– It is quite a devastating place, it is very dangerous for all our staff.
The rescue work is expected to continue for several days. According to the BBC, around 20 to 30 people are being treated in hospital.
Suspected hostage drama in Dresden
Police on site. Photo: Jorg Schurig/AP
A gunman in his 40s entered an office complex in Dresden and opened fire on Saturday morning, reports Radio Dresden.
According to information given to Radio Dresden, the man wanted to get into their premises, which are in the office complex. Then he fled to the Altmarkt mall.
“Be careful, the man is armed!” writes Radio Dresden.
The man has made it to a pharmacy in the mall, which was evacuated by the German police.
It is suspected that the man took a person hostage.
Before the man made it to the office complex, he killed a 62-year-old woman. The police tell Radio Dresden that it is the woman’s son.
One person injured after apartment fire
An apartment is burnt out after a fire in Ydre municipality, reports P4 Östergötland.
– There were flames coming out of the window and heavy smoke, says operations manager Jon Forsärla to the radio.
The fire spread to the eaves but is now known to be extinguished.
– The apartment is uninhabitable right now, there are possibly other affected apartments due to the smoke, says a line operator at the rescue service.
One person is said to have been injured, writes the radio.
Shortage of staff on the commuter trains – traffic is greatly reduced
SL greatly reduces commuter train departures on Saturday, reports P4 Uppland.
– The information we have right now is that the traffic will be affected at least throughout the weekend, says Helene Jakobsson, press spokesperson at SL.
None of SL’s trains will stop at Arlanda central between 10:10 and 22:15.
– Yesterday in regular traffic, there were 30 percent fewer departures.
MTR runs the commuter trains on behalf of SL, and they are understaffed.
– Basically, it is the national train driver shortage. But we have increased sick leave in combination with the fact that we had a number of postponed vacations that are now taken, says Rebecca Lundin who is the press spokesperson at MTR.
SL urges travelers to search for their journey well in advance and says that trains can be canceled at short notice. If you are more than 20 minutes late due to canceled or delayed SL traffic, you can get delay compensation.
Alarm for skidding snowmobiles
Several passenger cars and snowmobiles have skidded around in the snow in Dalarna.
– When it is passed around, many people think that it is an innocent activity. But skidding is, by definition, not having control over the vehicle, says Lars Hedelin, press spokesperson at the Bergslagen police region.
On their website, the police write that they received several calls about “bus driving” during the night of Saturday.
– A whistleblower who was extremely upset. Snowmobiles had then driven without lighting and without helmets. Then you pose a danger both to yourself and to others.
One death in a house fire
One person has died in a house fire in Vindeln municipality.
Relatives have been notified.
SOS was alerted to the fire on Friday evening and two people are said to have been in the villa at the time. One person has been taken to hospital with unclear injuries. The other person was found dead in the house.
The police do not suspect any crime in connection with the fire.
Man robbed – perpetrator disappeared in taxi
A man in his 40s has been robbed in central Gothenburg.
A man who said he had a gun allegedly forced the other man to withdraw money for him through an ATM.
In connection with that, the robber also allegedly punched the man in the face.
The perpetrator is said to have then taken a taxi from the scene. He has not yet been arrested.
Several car fires in southern Stockholm
Three car fires in thirty minutes. At 02.31 the police were alerted to Fruängen, south of Stockholm, where a car had been completely burnt out and several others had suffered smoke damage.
– We have started a preliminary investigation regarding arson. It is to investigate it as a serious crime and to have the right toolbox, says Per Fahlström, press spokesperson at the Stockholm police region.
Twenty minutes later, another car fire is called in the neighboring town of Mälarhöjden. Two cars were damaged in the fire.
It was only ten minutes before the next car fire alarm came. Again in a neighboring town, Bredäng.
– Both in time and geography, it’s so close to each other. So of course we investigate whether there is a connection. We suspect that there is.
The police have cordoned off areas in connection with the car fires.
Man robbed of his car
A man in his 40s has been robbed in his car in Borås.
The man was out driving around 11.30pm when he was stopped by several people. The people are said to have threatened the car and then driven away from the scene.
So far, no one has been arrested.
Large increase in RS cases
The number of children who are infected by the RS virus and need hospital care is increasing sharply throughout the country, reports say P4 Gothenburg.
At Östra sjukhuset in Gothenburg, there have been more child patients than there are places than there are care places.
– Admitted to the hospital, we have between 10-15 children with RS infections per day for the past week. There are more people every day who apply to the emergency room, and we think there will be more, says Katrin Adrian, chief physician at the children’s emergency room.
She also urges parents of newborn children and others in risk groups to be careful to reduce infection.
– Avoid meeting other people with colds, and keep children with colds home from preschool, she says.
Thousands of pensioners have lost their premium pension
3,300 Swedish pensioners have had their premium pension deleted, reports Sweden’s Radio Echo.
This is because they had their money in Russian funds which have now become worthless.
The Moscow Stock Exchange closed just days after Russia invaded Ukraine.
A further 24,000 Swedish pensioners are expected to have their premium pension written down because of this.
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Is the report with Lavrov genuine? Does he really say that? About the toilet in Sweden? It’s great fun, what a sense of humor he has!
Conny Sundman
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He also got a witty response to Ann Linde’s speech on Twitter, you can see it here. ?
What happens in the Tove case?
Ewa Forstén
State a problem with Facebook as you wrote, haven’t they changed their name to Meta?
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What is happening in Näset, Lindingö? Lots of emergency vehicles… don’t even come close to the hill
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According to the police, it is a medical matter. They don’t want to say more than that.
You write that “At the Sunes Elefant restaurant in Visby, Nooshi Dadgostar eats steak and fries drenched in a brownish semi-transparent sauce”, but what did she drink with the food…? It does not appear.
Pelle brokers peace
Hey!
You cannot include everything in your text. In the documentary, it appears to be carbonated water in the glass. It could also be Sprite. But now I fall into speculation.
Pleasant evening!
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