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Estonia disaster rescue leader dead
He led the rescue work after the Estonia disaster in 1994.
Now the rescue leader Commander Raimo Tiilikainen has died, aged 83, reports Ilta-Sanomat.
Tiilikainen served as commander of the Finnish Sea Guard between 1988 and 1994. After that he was a member of parliament for the Swedish People’s Party for one term.
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Disturbances on 1177
Right now there are disturbances in the Journal on 1177.se.
The disruption affects several regions.
A troubleshooting process is now underway.
The hacker group strikes again – now against Denmark
The hacker group Anonymous Sudan claims that they have attacked Danish hospitals.
“Some hospitals in Denmark have been attacked because the Koran has been burned, more will be attacked in the coming hours,” they write on Telegram.
Previously, the group has stated that they attacked Swedish companies, including airlines and hospitals.
Car and motorcycle in collision – one to hospital
A motorist and a motorcyclist are involved in a head-on collision in Högbo in Gothenburg.
According to information given to the police, the driver of the car, a 55-year-old woman, drove on the wrong side of the road and collided with the overturned motorcycle.
The motorcyclist, a man in his 30s, has been taken to hospital by ambulance with minor injuries.
The woman is now suspected of negligence in traffic and causing bodily harm.
Fire in apartment building
Police and emergency services have been called to an apartment building in Norsborg in Botkyrka municipality due to a fire.
There is currently no information on whether anyone has been injured.
– The emergency services are currently working to fight the fire, says Pär Fahlström at the police.
Update 3 p.m.: The police announce that the fire has been extinguished and that a report of public dangerous negligence has been drawn up.
USA: The coronavirus probably leaked from a lab
The coronavirus likely leaked from a Chinese lab. This is stated by the US Department of Energy, writes The Wall Street Journal.
That’s according to a classified intelligence report recently submitted to the White House and members of Congress.
However, four other ministries, along with a national intelligence panel, still assess that the virus likely arose naturally.
The Department of Energy’s assessment carries weight, however, because the agency oversees networks of American laboratories that conduct advanced biological research, the newspaper writes.
SAS plane diverted – pilot sick
An SAS flight on its way from Bergen to Tenerife was diverted to Copenhagen after the pilot reported that he had fallen ill, reports VG.
– I don’t know exactly what is wrong with him, but I know that there is no drama involved. They have still been allowed to land in Copenhagen, PR manager Knut Morten Johansen tells the newspaper.
180 people are said to have been on the plane. After about an hour, the plane was able to take off towards more southerly latitudes again.
Head-on collision between car and truck
A truck and a car have collided head-on on the E45 north of Vittangi in the municipality of Kiruna.
Emergency services, police and ambulance have been called to the scene.
According to the police, it is a serious accident.
Dog attacked elderly woman
The police have been called to Kyrkbyn in Gothenburg after a Schipperke dog attacked a woman in her 70s.
The dog allegedly injured the woman in the leg, causing her to start bleeding and ruin her trousers.
After the attack, the dog owners must have left the scene and disappeared into a stairwell, the police write on their website.
The police later announce that they have questioned a dog owner and that a report of causing bodily harm has been drawn up.
A man is suspected of drunk driving after the fatal accident
Yesterday, an elderly man died after being hit north of Timrå.
Now a man in his 30s is under arrest on suspicion of grossly causing the death of another and gross drunken driving, reports Sundsvall’s newspaper.
– The arrested person has not said much during questioning, but more will be held in the near future, says Sven-Olof Gustavsson, on-call preliminary investigation manager at the police, to the newspaper.
The elderly man was out walking his dog when they were hit, whereupon they both died. The accident is under investigation. Samples of the driver have been taken because it is strongly suspected that he was under the influence of alcohol or drugs during the journey, the local newspaper states.
After the coup in the melody festival – activist is suspected of crime
A person is suspected of trespassing after Saturday’s part of Melodifestivalen was hijacked by climate activists, reports The Express.
– A man is suspected of trespassing. It was he who got on stage, says police spokesperson Jimmy Modin to the newspaper.
Avalanche alert
The police have been alerted that an avalanche has broken out at Hamrafjället in Härjedalen.
According to information to the police, people have heard sounds indicating that an avalanche has occurred.
Mountain rescuers and police helicopters have been called out to check the area and if anyone needs help.
Update 14.20: The police announce that no fresh avalanche has been found and that the mountain rescue operation has thus ended.
On Sunday, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency issued avalanche warnings for several mountains.
Read more here about the warnings here.
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His name is Lukashenka or Lukashenko
Klas Bergström
Hello! In Sweden, we spell his surname as Lukashenko, but it should be pronounced with an “a” at the end.
Have you heard anything more about what happened in the Uppsala mall
Tobias Ljungberg
A suspected dangerous object had been found and the mall was evacuated. The national bomb disposal unit was called to the scene and it was later determined that the object was harmless.
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Why haven’t you written anything about the Russian ship that docked in Nynäshamn with Russian gas today??
It is a bigger scandal when all EU countries including Sweden have to follow the sanctions!!!!
LL Lindqwister
Hello, enter the Gym murder and they are released. Is the 17 year old who shot released too?
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Hello! All suspects have been released pending sentencing on March 10.
The suspected shooter has been placed in SIS home.
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Why did you remove the post about the police going up with a large number of drones over Sthlm to monitor serious crime/gang criminals? Was the news not true? In that case, it was a great pity.
Nice weekend!
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