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Nine killed in Israeli raid
Nine Palestinians are said to have been killed in an Israeli military operation in the West Bank, reports BBC.
The violence reportedly started when Israeli soldiers entered a Palestinian refugee camp in Jenin on Thursday morning.
The raid is the deadliest in years.
Israel’s military states that they carried out the operation to “prevent a terrorist attack”.
“The security forces operated to surround the building where the suspects were located,” an Israel Defense Forces statement said.
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Truck stopped with stolen roof boxes
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of stealing roof boxes in the Stockholm area.
The persons were arrested on Friday, after detectives from the border police discovered how cars, sometimes with and sometimes without roof boxes on the roof, drove to and from a place in Upplands Väsby.
When the police found the place where the boxes were to be reloaded into a truck, an operation was launched. Three men were arrested on the spot and 20 roof boxes were seized.
When police searched another vehicle, additional roof boxes were found.
– Probably all the stolen roof boxes have been found. We have very likely stopped an ongoing crime series that has affected residents of northern Stockholm, says Daniel Almskog, group leader of the border police’s group against international criminal networks, in a press release.
The police suspect that the men planned to further transport the roof boxes out of Sweden.
Spy convict Peyman Kia appeals
Peyman Kia, 42, was sentenced to life in prison for aggravated espionage last week. He has, according to the district court, given secret information to Russia together with his brother Payam.
But Peyman Kia is not satisfied with the verdict and has now appealed it, according to News Agency Sirén.
“The district court has come to an incorrect conclusion regarding responsibility and punishment. Peyman Kia denies the crime. Against Peyman Kia’s denial, the prosecution is not reliably substantiated,” writes his lawyer Anton Strand.
Brother Payam Kia, 35, was sentenced to nine years and ten months in prison. It is unclear whether he intends to appeal his sentence.
Here you will find all our articles about the case.
Turkey’s foreign minister: “Meetings with Sweden and Finland are now meaningless”
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has now stated that Islamophobic Rasmus Paludan burned the Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Sweden last weekend.
– This heinous act in Sweden is a hate crime. It is a racist act. Nobody should say freedom of thought, it is irrelevant, says Cavusoglu, reports CNN Türk.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs also says that at the moment there is no question of assessing the two applications separately.
– It is pointless to have meetings with Sweden and Finland now.
Three people have been requested to be detained for preparation for murder
On Sunday, the police arrested four people after a car chase in Jordbro.
During the morning, prosecutor Ulrika Rosén requested that three people be detained for aggravated weapons offenses and preparation for murder.
The men, who are 19 and 17 years old, are suspected of both crimes. A 20-year-old man is suspected of preparation for murder.
A 14-year-old has also been arrested in the case.
The 14-year-old was to be paid, a six-figure sum, to “snap someone”, according to reports. The police are sure that the operation contributed to their averting a murder, according to information given to Aftonbladet.
At least two dead after Russian attacks
At least two people have died in this morning’s Russian attacks in Ukraine.
Explosions are said to have been heard in several places in the country, including Kyiv, Zaporizhzhya and Vinnytsia.
More than 30 Russian rockets are said to have been fired during the morning.
According to Kiev’s military command, at least 15 Russian cruise robots have been shot down.
“The air defense is working,” said Yuriy Ihnat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, in a statement.
Åkesson: Frick has no connection to SD
Chang Frick has participated in the Sweden Democrats’ Youtube channel Riks, but he has no connections to the party – party leader Jimmie Åkesson wants to emphasize that in an interview with TT.
– He has no connection to SD, so there is no reason for us to distance ourselves from him, says the party leader.
Frick has drawn attention after it was revealed that he was the one who paid for the demonstration permit for when Islamophobic Rasmus Paludan burned the Koran outside the Turkish embassy last weekend.
– He was a member of our party ten years ago or something like that. He has since been a member of another party. My image of Chang Frick is that he is primarily a debater and provocateur and general thinker, says Åkesson to the news agency.
Iranian minister: Close your eyes if you get excited by women without headscarves
Iran’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage Ezzatollah Zarghami urges men who get excited by seeing women who don’t wear headscarves to close their eyes, TT reports.
– Bigotry unfortunately exists in the country. But we can no longer be hard on the people, Zarghami said after a government meeting in Tehran on Wednesday.
In October 2022, the minister drew sharp criticism from Iran’s ultra-conservatives after criticizing Iran’s morality police. Now the minister believes that the requirement for headscarves threatens tourism in the country.
– In order to develop tourism and improve social life, you have to open up, understand the people and not be strict with them, he says.
Teenager charged with attempted murder after shooting
A man in his early teens is charged with attempted murder and aggravated weapons offences. This as the man is suspected of having shot a person in the head in an apartment in Nyköping in November 2022.
– The defendant, while under the influence of alcohol, holstered a gun, held the gun to the plaintiff’s head and then fired, says District Attorney Fredrik Beijar in a press release.
The person shot survived the incident. The motive for the shooting is still unclear.
Fire in multi-family house – one taken to hospital
A fire has broken out in an apartment building in Linköping.
Emergency services, police and ambulance have been called to the building.
– We have started smoke diving and found a person in an apartment whom we helped out, says Morgan Wass, officer on duty at the rescue service.
According to Wass, there is no risk of the fire spreading.
The person in the apartment had to be taken to hospital by ambulance.
Kremlin: The West is “directly” involved in the Ukraine conflict
Russia accuses the West of being “directly” involved in the war in Ukraine, reports AFP.
The accusation comes after the announcement that Leopard 2 tanks are to be sent to Ukraine.
One arrested after murder in Gårdsten
A person has been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the murder in Gårdsten in Gothenburg, reports GP.
It was last November that a man was shot dead in his car in Gårdsten.
On Wednesday, just over two months after the murder, a man was arrested.
The police do not want to comment on the case at this time.
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Why is it not a crime to buy drugs in Sweden, only to sell them?
Thuja
Hey! It is a crime to buy, use and sell narcotics in Sweden.
The Kristersson government must be the most pathetic and pitiful ever! Why don’t they dare to face the consequences of their policies? They keep secret who gets electricity subsidies and how much, for 20 years!!! Why!?
Lars
Hey! The government states that it is about wanting to protect “individuals’ personal circumstances”. They have also referred to the security policy situation.
Freedom of speech, ok, but when does it cross the line. Hang a lifelike doll, burn book revered by millions.
Is there no legal scope to prosecute them for blasphemy, personal persecution, etc.?
gunner current sheet
The blasphemy law was abolished in 1949.
The Freedom of Religion Act was abolished in 1970 because freedom of expression weighs more heavily.
Unlawful persecution means committing several criminal violations against one and the same person.
The burning of the Koran has been investigated for incitement against a ethnic group, but in Sweden you can express strong disrespect for a religion. It is not the same as expressing it to the believers.
Hello,
Wondering how often you “check in” and respond to the posts here? Sees that only one person has received an answer since 11 pm yesterday. Surely you have received several questions from readers since then? Grateful for answers.
Vivienne
Hi Vivian!
We receive a lot of questions and we always try to answer as many questions as we can, but sometimes there is not enough time as there is a lot of news we have to report on!
All’s Well!
Maybe it’s me who just can’t find it, but where is the info on the alpine para WC??
Maria
Hi Maria! Sportbladet usually updates regularly about the Alpine Para WC, so just keep an eye on their page here!
Here you can read about Ebba Årsjö’s latest WC gold!
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