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Total standstill on E18 – truck in the ditch
A truck with a trailer has skidded off the road and ended up in the ditch on the E18 east of Kristinehamn.
According to the police, the railings and other road equipment have suffered extensive damage.
Traffic has now been stopped in both directions.
Armed robbery against Coop
It was 5:25 p.m. when police and security guards received an assault alarm from a Coop store at Rödaledstigen in Varberg.
According to the police, a perpetrator must have threatened with a knife in the store and ran from the scene with a cash register.
– We have just arrived at the scene and are now working to gather more information, says Stefan Gustavsson, at the police command center.
No one is reported to have been physically injured in the incident. At least one person must have been shocked after coming into close contact with the robber.
Prosecutors seek life sentence in espionage case
The prosecutor is demanding life imprisonment for Peyman Kia, who was charged with aggravated espionage, writes TT.
For the younger brother Payam Kia, at least twelve years in prison is requested.
The defense wants to see a complete acquittal of the men, who have always denied any crime.
Defense equips itself against drones – with Wingman and Pitbull
Drones flying over protected objects have become increasingly common. The military – which equips itself to detect and knock out drones – doesn’t like that.
A quick deal has been concluded with a Danish company, the Swedish Armed Forces announces in a press release.
– It is about two systems. It is portable and should go to units with guard duties. It has a device that warns of drones and one that disrupts it. The system is called Wingman and Pitbull and is bought from Denmark, says lieutenant colonel Ulf Lepp.
The equipment will be installed on units within the air force and navy already before the turn of the year. Then it must be rolled out on a broad front.
The Dobberman system is also purchased from the same supplier to protect military transports.
The ambition is to then increase the ability further. Among other things, tests of laser weapons and microwave weapons are carried out. In 2023, the Swedish Armed Forces plan to strengthen protection against military drones.
– In war, other rules and laws apply, then it’s about shooting down or striking out, in different ways. This is done with systems that are more reminiscent of military air defense, says lieutenant colonel Ulf Lepp in the press release.
EU agrees on price ceiling for gas
The EU has now agreed on a cap on gas prices. This is announced by the chairing country of the Czech Republic, reports Reuters.
According to the news agency, the countries have agreed on a price ceiling for natural gas of 180 euros per megawatt hour.
Previously, a proposal for a price ceiling of 275 euros has been put forward.
After the defection threat – Parsi is transferred from People and Defence
Rouzbeh Parsi. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT
Iran expert Rouzbeh Parsi is stopped from participating in this year’s People and Defense conference.
Parsi, who is a program director at the Foreign Policy Institute, has been accused of doing business with the Iranian regime – and several youth associations have threatened to drop out of the conference if he attends.
Now People and Defense have decided to port him from the event.
– It was a very difficult decision to make. Folk og försvar’s board does not make an assessment of the views on the Iran issue, but has established that there are very strong opinions and public opinion about Parsi, says chairman Göran Arrenius and continues:
– When affiliates choose not to come because of his participation, we believe that there is too great a risk that we lose focus on the conference and that we lose our important members.
GW’s hunting trip with Finndahl is investigated as bribery
Richard Finndahl. Photo: Mikael Fritzon/TT
Special Prosecutor’s Chamber has decided to open an investigation into bribery after police chief Rickard Finndahl’s hunting trip to Leif GW Persson, SR’s reports P4 Jönköping.
It was during the investigation of the suspected murder of 21-year-old Tove in Vetlanda that Finndahl agreed to a hunting trip that GW – who had just commented on the Tove investigation in the media – invited to.
Finndahl has since been accused of leaking classified information to GW. Read more about the event here.
The Netherlands apologizes for slavery
Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologizes on behalf of the Netherlands for the slavery practiced in the country’s former colonies.
It writes The Telegraph.
The statement comes in connection with next year being 150 years since slavery was abolished in the country.
– The government wants to work for increased awareness, recognition and understanding in consultation with all groups and all countries with which we share history. It is a process that will take time and work that can only be carried out in the community, says Rutte.
A number of ministers have traveled to the former colonies of Suriname, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten to convey the government’s message on the spot.
Rutte also highlighted the connections between slavery and contemporary racist structures.
– I thought for a long time that slavery in the past is history, something that is behind us. But I was wrong, says the Prime Minister, according to De Telegraf.
Person had a wall over him – operation underway
The police have been alerted that a person in Malmö had a wall over him.
A rescue operation is now underway and the extent of the damage is unclear.
– We have just arrived at the scene, Patric Fors, press spokesperson for police region South.
Attempted rape outdoors – the police are looking for the perpetrator
The police have been alerted to an attempted rape in Västeråsen in Borås.
The attempted rape took place outdoors and the police are now searching the area with the help of, among other things, a police dog.
So far, no one has been arrested.
The police are also asking for witnesses who may have seen something in the area around Västeråsen around 1:30 p.m.
Classic cake recalled: ‘Very serious’
Almondy’s classic almond cake with Daim is being recalled.
The reason is that a metal object was found in one of the cakes, writes the Swedish Food Agency.
– At Almondy, quality and safety are our highest priority. We take the incident very seriously and as a precautionary measure we are therefore recalling the product as above. We have identified what measures we need to take to avoid this happening again, says Margareta Johannesson, Quality Director at Almondy in a press release.
The recall only applies to Almondy Almond Cake with Daim 400g, purchased at IKEA stores, with best before date: 18.11.2023 and LOT number L2140.
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How far has it come in the investigation into who was behind the explosion of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipes? When is the investigation expected to be completed? Will the investigation, parts of it, become classified information?
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Franco Baresi
Hey! Good question, so far not much has emerged from the investigation. But we’ll keep an eye on it and write about it in case we find out more!
Is it really a case if the police suspect attempted murder? Why suspect the woman instead of putting the weight and weight on what the police suspect: that a man pushed her to her death.
Redo do right… again…. ?
Angry!
See answer to the question below.
One person has been arrested and there are reports that the woman fell because she was pushed. It’s in the notice.
Fake news again? The woman was thrown from the balcony, she didn’t fall.. Distorting, keeping silent or lying as a journalist seems to be a code of honor at AB.. Ugh..
Eric T.
We still don’t know exactly what happened.
There are reports that she may have been pushed, and the police have arrested one person. It’s in the notice.
Whether it is so or not is not something we can confirm, the police investigation will have to show that.
All this misery. How are you coping?
The sandwich
You have to try to take advantage of the small flashes of light that appear at regular intervals! A tip to keep hope up is to read the articles from “Swedish heroes”, which you can find here!
Can also tell you about the “Svenska hältar gala” which will be broadcast tonight, which you can see here on Aftonbladet and TV4 at 8pm!
We keep the positivity up together!
Why do you have a pinned post from October 3rd?
Pinned post
The Coast Guard: The gas release is increasing
October 3 at 12:29 p.m
Emil Forsberg
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Hello,
It should not be pinned down by us at the editorial office. The post you click on is automatically pinned to the top of Aftonbladet Direkt. So maybe you accidentally clicked into it somehow? 🙂
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