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Four arrested – fled car after police check
Shortly after 04:00 a police patrol stops a passenger car for control in Näsum in Bromölla.
The driver then tried to flee the car, but was quickly captured, the police write on their website.
The driver and three passengers could then be arrested. The persons are suspected of illegal driving, carelessness in traffic and possession of narcotics.
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Car in collision with tram
A passenger car and a tram collided in Gothenburg on Thursday morning.
There is no information that people have been injured.
Several lines are affected and stops are withdrawn, Västtrafik writes on its website.
Several rockets towards Gaza
Several rockets from Israel have been fired at the Gaza Strip, Reuters reports with reference to the Israeli military.
The attacks took place shortly after Gaza fired rockets at Israel.
On Wednesday, Israel carried out a raid in the city of Nabul in which eleven Palestinians were killed and over a hundred were injured.
Strong earthquake in Tajikistan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 has occurred in Tajikistan, near the border with China, reports Reuters.
There are currently no reports of personal injuries.
Six rockets against Israel – eleven dead in the West Bank
At least six rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel, the Israeli military says.
The rockets were fired overnight Thursday, after Israeli soldiers carried out a crackdown on the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, which led to an exchange of fire in which at least 11 Palestinians were killed. According to AFP, 80 people were injured in the raid.
The air traffic alert went off in the southern parts of the country as a result of the rockets. The Israeli military states that five out of six rockets were shot down. The last rocket landed in a field, and there are no reports of injuries. (TT)
Several dead in triple shooting – girl among the victims
Three people are dead after three connected shootings in a residential area in Pine Hills, Florida on Wednesday.
In the morning, a woman in her 20s was shot dead in her home. In the afternoon, two journalists from a local TV station were shot when they were in the area to cover the murder. The journalists were in their car when they were shot. One of them died from his injuries.
A short time later, a nine-year-old girl was shot dead in her home further down the street. Her mother was also hit by bullets and is being treated for serious injuries.
Keith Melvin Moses, 19, has been arrested and is a suspect in all three shootings, reports local television station WFTV9.
One arrested after house fire
A person has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a house fire in Rimbo in Norrtälje on Wednesday evening, the police write on their website.
Two people had to be taken to hospital in connection with the fire, after being taken out of the house by smoke divers, reports Norrtelje Newspaper. It is unclear how badly injured they are.
The alarm came in at 9:15 p.m. and by 11 p.m. the fire was out. The place has been cordoned off and will be examined by police forensics. (TT)
The Pentagon releases a picture of the balloon
The picture was taken from inside a surveillance plane that flew above the balloon. Photo: Pentagon
The US Department of Defense has released a selfie taken by the pilot of a U-2 surveillance plane flying above the Chinese spy balloon before it was shot down on February 4.
The image is the sharpest yet and shows both the balloon and its cargo.
Mats Löfving is dead
Mats Löfving was 61 years old. Photo: Sofia Ekström/SvD/TT
Stockholm’s regional police chief Mats Löfving, 61, is dead, the police say.
– It is with great sadness and consternation that I received the news that Deputy National Police Chief and Regional Police Chief Mats Löfving has passed away. It is extremely tragic, says national police chief Anders Thornberg.
The police were alerted at 19:00 about an injured person inside. The police were later able to establish that Löfving died in his home in Norrköping.
Next of kin have been notified.
– My thoughts go out to Mats Löfving, his relatives and work colleagues. We will do everything we can to support them in this difficult time, says Anders Thornberg.
Read more here.
Kristersson: NATO talks with Turkey in March
Prime Minister Kristersson and Turkish President Erdogan. Photo: PETER WIXTRÖM
In March, the NATO talks between Sweden, Finland and Turkey will resume.
This is stated by Ulf Kristersson in SVT’s Aktuellt.
The talks are to begin “somewhat into March”.
– We are doing exactly what we have agreed to do with Finland and Turkey. The new terror legislation that comes into force in early summer is perhaps the last big thing in the memorandum, he says.
Five injured in serious traffic accident
Five people have been injured in a serious traffic accident between two cars outside Lycksele.
The injured have been taken to Lycksele hospital. There is difficult weather in the area, which means that the ambulance helicopter cannot take off. The ambulance flight and the Swedish Maritime Administration’s rescue helicopter are on site in Lycksele to help with patient transport, according to Region Västerbotten.
One person is seriously injured and has been taken to Norrland University Hospital in Umeå. Other victims are being treated at the emergency room in Lycksele and are being prepared for possible transport to Umeå, according to the region.
Lycksele hospital has gone into reinforcement mode and gathered the local healthcare management.
Fire in mine – heavy smoke development
There is a fire in Garpenberg’s mine in Hedemora.
According to the alarm, the fire must have started in a transformer just before 8 pm on Wednesday evening.
– The emergency services are there and working and there should be heavy smoke development. According to the alarm, there were initially people in the mine when the fire broke out, says Ola Nilsson, team leader at SOS Alarm who is responsible for Rescue Region Bergslagen.
The police and ambulance have also been called to the mine.
Later in the evening, the police state that the fire should be out and that around 30 people were in the mine when the fire broke out. Everyone is to be evacuated and no one is reported to have been injured.
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Hello,
Why don’t you write anything about Kalla Fakta’s review of UNHCR? I think it is very important that the Swedish people get a share of their pitiful salaries and that they exploit the needy in their advertising campaigns and do not want to report how much goes to the needy in Ukraine. Not everyone watches TV plus I think the media should really cover this.
Sonja
Hi Sonja! We wrote about it earlier this week, here. The flow is updated quickly, so it’s easy to miss, perhaps. 🙂
Which eggs should be infected that we should return?
Aka
Does salmonella survive in hard-boiled eggs? Or in a cake? Sigh. Don’t dare use eggs at all now..
Bun-baking Grandma
According to The Swedish Food Agency kills salmonella within seconds at 65 degrees. So it’s just a matter of cooking/baking!
“U.S. urged to withdraw its and NATO military equipment from Ukraine to de-escalate its ‘intensified confrontation’ with Russia, ministry tells U.S. ambassador to Moscow Tracy Lynne”
Russia you mean?
Yes
Doesn’t quite match what you mean now, Jo?
Russia’s Foreign Ministry calls on the US to withdraw from Ukraine. The call was delivered to the US ambassador in Moscow.
Can’t find anything about the storm Otto. It was windy in Malmö so I thought the windows would smoke.
EMMA BRINKENMARK
Hello Emma! We wrote about Otto last Friday and Saturday when it stormed.
Here you can find those articles.
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