Cult members starved themselves to death – “wanted to meet Jesus”
Police in Kenya have found 21 dead people who were all part of a cult where they were told to starve themselves to death to “meet Jesus”, reports South Sweden.
At least three of the dead must be children.
The police have in several rounds succeeded in digging up dead bodies from graves in a forest in the eastern part of the country.
– We haven’t even scratched the surface, and that is a clear indication that you can count on us finding more bodies, says one of the police officers, who wishes to remain anonymous.
The cult leader along with six accomplices have been arrested.
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The opposition supports efforts in Sudan
The opposition supports the government’s initiative to send an armed force to Sudan to evacuate Swedish citizens.
Håkan Svenneling (V) says that it is a dangerous but necessary effort.
– If we do not make this decision, the risks are even greater. Sometimes you have to make brave decisions as a politician, he says Echo.
Janine Alm Ericson (MP) says that they are fully behind the effort.
The Speaker has called for an extraordinary meeting of the Riksdag on Sunday to make a decision on the matter.
Big fight in Mölndal – police helicopter in the area
The police have been alerted to a large fight that broke out in Mölndal in Gothenburg on Saturday evening, reports Gothenburg Post.
According to the newspaper, it is a fight between eight and ten people. A person allegedly presented a knife that was secured by the police.
– When we arrive, everyone involved runs in different directions. We have secured a man with a knife, but he is also a plaintiff in the case. He has thus both been beaten and pulled a knife, Morten Gunneng at the police told the newspaper.
No one has been arrested at the moment, but the man who is secured by the police is suspected of breaking the Knife Act.
A police helicopter is flying in the area in connection with the effort to gather those involved in the fight to find out what has happened.
Research findings can stop gray hair
Can perhaps be prevented in the future. Photo: Getty Images/Genre
Researchers in the US may have figured out why hair turns gray as we age, report BBC.
By examining the process in mice, which have identical cells to humans, it has been concluded that the melanocyte stem cells in the hair follicles become worse at their job as we age.
The new discovery increases the possibility of reversing or preventing graying of hair, according to the researchers.
Tove’s killer remains behind bars
Johanna Leshem Jansson, 20, and Maja Hellman, 18, who were both sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Tove in Vetlanda, are still in custody, reports P4 Jönköping.
Both women have stated that they plan to appeal the verdict.
Hence, they are only moved to a detention center when a judgment has been handed down in the Court of Appeal.
One person to hospital after collision
The police have been alerted to a collision between a car and an electric scooter in Alvesta municipality.
The cyclist has been taken to hospital with unclear injuries.
There is no information on what caused the crash.
National police chief: “We’re blowing Stockholm down”
Despite the reports that the shootings and explosions continue, National Police Chief Anders Thornberg believes that a turnaround is underway, writes Swedens radio.
– If you’re going to use police language, we’re blowing Stockholm right now. We own streets and squares, and have prevented around 40 violent attacks since the turn of the year. We take more guns than we ever did. It’s full in custody, I see with confidence that things are starting to turn around, he says to the radio.
A new method is behind the turnaround, according to Thornberg.
– Now we don’t work one murder at a time in the Stockholm region. We work together with prosecutors and take everything that is connected. The prognosis is that it will get better.
Yellow warning for snow
The April weather turns quickly.
Now SMHI has issued several yellow warnings for snowfall on Sunday.
The warnings apply in southern Norrland, southeastern Västerbotten, Dalarna and Jämtland from Sunday morning until evening.
Read more here.
NATO protest stopped tram traffic
Hundreds of people in central Gothenburg demonstrated against Swedish NATO membership on Saturday.
Several tram lines were stopped because of the demonstration train, write Gothenburg Post.
“Not a soldier, not a rifle, not a penny for NATO’s military,” the protesters chanted, according to GP.
Trees fell – person was trapped
A person was pinned when a tree fell down in Vara municipality.
– Someone felled a tree and squeezed themselves in connection with this, says police spokesperson Fredrik Svedmyr.
A major rescue effort is underway with rescue services, an ambulance and an ambulance helicopter.
– The person must be released, says SOS Alarm’s line operator.
The person has been taken to hospital and should be awake and able to speak.
Postmen’s concerns: Risk of postal chaos
Pressed postmen in the Stockholm area warn of a strained workload that may lead to mail not arriving on time, write ETC.
– You simply won’t get your mail in time, there will be delayed doctor’s appointments and bills, says an anonymous postman to the newspaper.
According to the employees, the reason for the heavy workload is a new old working method that Postnord calls “Concept distribution”, writes ETC.
The method was introduced, despite criticism from the Post and Telecommunications Board.
– If this had been a sensible system – then we would have wanted to introduce it ourselves. There is not a single postman who does not look for shortcuts, says a Stockholm postman.
New flight strike in Germany
Also at the end of January this year, there was a strike at Berlin airport. Photo: Christoph Soeder/AP
A new air strike awaits in Germany.
The powerful trade union Verdi is calling on staff at Berlin Airport to go on strike on Monday in an attempt to push up wages, writes Deutsche Welle.
The call comes after Thursday’s strike at the airports in Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Cologne when more than 700 flights were cancelled.
Forest fire outside Sala – helicopter deployed
At 11.19, SOS was alerted to a fire in a forest area outside Sala.
The area is approximately 300 meters wide and 400 meters long.
– The fire is also contained, and the emergency services assess that it should be out within three hours, says Ola Nilsson on SOS alarm.
Two helicopters are on the scene to assist the rescue service.
– The helicopters did a great job here, after only 30 minutes they were on site and started extinguishing. Now the helicopters are soaking the land so the fire doesn’t start again, says Magnus Andersson, rescue leader in Sala/Heby.
One person has been taken to hospital, they say Vlt.
The person is slightly injured.
“Dame Edna” dead
Drag show performer Barry Humphries, who made a hit as Dame Edna, has died.
He died in hospital in Sydney on Saturday after a period of illness, writes Sydney Morning Herald.
Barry Humphries was 89 years old.
Extreme heat in Thailand: Feels like 54 degrees
On Saturday, 42.8 degrees were measured in Bangkok. In the Bangna district of the capital, the heat is experienced as 54 degrees, Reuters reports.
Now the authorities in Thailand issue a warning about the extreme heat, and ask everyone in the capital Bangkok to stay indoors during the day, writes Reuters.
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Is Tove’s killer in custody, or in Hinseberg…? Both data have occurred. Or does Hinseberg have a detention center as well?
Sound cannon
Hey Sound Cannon!
Kvinnosanstalten Hinseberg this week opened a detention center with room for 52 detainees, both women and men.
The new detention center is a so-called restricted detention center and the detainees who are there will not be able to meet those who are in the prison itself.
Do we know why the gym killer only got 2 years for murdering a person who was just in the wrong place? Must be a very wrong signal to all gang-affiliated teenagers?!
Carl Munther
Hello! According to the district court, the sentence for, among other things, murder was only 2 years and 11 months because he was not of legal age when the crime was committed.
“His youth has been taken into account when sentencing,” the district court writes in the verdict.
For a person over the age of 18, the penalty for murder, on the other hand, can amount to life.
Why do you insist on calling the gym killer “the boy” in your latest article where he was found? If you are 17 and already a hired killer, you are hardly a boy anymore. Shame he didn’t get a real punishment.
Op
Hello! It is simply about us writing “boy” or “girl” about people who are under 18 years of age. If the person is over 18, we write “man” or “woman”.
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It said about an “incident” at a school in Umeå (I think) yesterday where two children were injured. How have the children been? What just happened?
Eve
Hello! I am guessing that it is the incident in Luleå that you are referring to. Both children are being treated in hospital now.
At 1 p.m., the police and the municipality are holding a press conference about it, which you will be able to follow via Aftonbladet!
Oops, no staff? Sad because it’s nice to avoid all the criminals, death and sadness that you always write about.
Mona
Hey Mona! We are here! Sometimes some things come in that cannot really be answered by us here at the editorial office, but we try to answer as often as we can.
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