A member of parliament from the Sweden Democrats died in the middle of a NATO trip in Canada | News in brief

Member of Parliament of the Sweden Democrats Lars Wistedt has died during the trip of the NATO delegation in Canada, says the Swedish public broadcasting company SVT.

60-year-old Wistedt reportedly passed away the night before Monday local time.

According to SVT, Wistedt was the spokesman for his party’s defense policy and the vice-chairman of the defense committee.

The issue has been reported in Finland, among other things Ilta-Sanomat.

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