Finland has started building a fence against Russia
today at 01.45 Lukas Jacobson
Last year, Finland’s Riksdag decided to build a fence along parts of the country’s border with Russia.
Now the first stage of construction is underway, reports several Finnish media.
– The barrier fence significantly improves the effectiveness of border surveillance, not only in disruptive situations, says Commander and Colonel Mika Rytkönen in a press release from the Finnish Border Guard.
First, a test fence approximately three kilometers long will be erected, which should be ready in June.
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At least 25 dead in fighting in Sudan
At least 25 people have died and 183 have been injured in fighting in Sudan, reports say Reuters.
It is unclear whether the victims belong to the civilian population.
During Saturday morning, an armed conflict broke out between the country’s military, which also rules the country, and the paramilitary RSF.
Jean-Marie Le Pen hospitalized
Jean-Marie le Pen. Photo: Claude Paris/AP
94-year-old Jean-Marie Le Pen has been hospitalized, according to information to French media, including the political weekly magazine Le Point.
According to the information, it may be a matter of heart problems and his relatives are also in the hospital.
Jean-Marie Le Pen is a French politician who until 2011 was the party leader of the Front National (National Gathering), which he also founded in 1972. The party has historically had great influence on the far-right milieu in Europe, including Sweden and the Sweden Democrats, according to Expo.
In 2015, Jean-Marie Le Pen was expelled from the party after speaking disparagingly about the gas chambers during the World War. He has also been convicted of belittling the Holocaust.
Since 2011, the party has been led by daughter Marine Le Pen.
Man robbed by masked teenagers with knife
A man in his 20s has been robbed by three masked people on Västmannagatan in Stockholm. That’s what the police write on their website.
The robbers ran from the scene but were found by the police in the subway.
One of the suspects disappeared from the scene, the other two were arrested by the police.
The arrested are between 15 and 18 years old, according to the police, and were carrying knives.
The alarm came in at 8:37 p.m.
Several dead in bus accident in India
13 people have died after a bus ran off the road in India and crashed down a cliff, TT reports.
29 people are said to have been injured in the incident.
The accident occurred in the western parts of the country when the bus was on its way to Mumbai from Pune.
Several of the dead must belong to a music group.
It is unclear what caused the accident.
Fewer were shot dead in early 2023 – explosions increased
The number of fatal shootings in Sweden decreased during the first three months of the year compared to the same period last year, reports say SVT citing statistics from The police authority.
The number of shootings decreased between the first quarter of the year from 94 to 84. In contrast, the number of explosions increased from 26 to 46.
– We had an extreme increase in fatal shootings last year. When we have such a large and sharp increase in one year, it is not entirely unusual to see a decrease afterwards, says criminologist Manne Gerell, associate professor at Malmö University, who researches gang violence and the geography of crime, to SVT.
Fully developed fire in chain house
Emergency services and police are on the scene at a fire in a chain house in Haninge municipality.
The alarm came in at 20.40 after a fire started in the ventilation system in the house.
– According to their own statement, they had a scented candle on the stove, says Roger Magnussen, officer on duty at the rescue center in Stockholm County.
– It is not the facade that is on fire. But it’s probably that serious depending on how well we get at this.
No injuries have been reported.
13-year-old Filippa disappeared in Denmark
Filippa, 13, has disappeared. Photo: Sydsjælland & Lolland-Falster police / Google
A 13-year-old girl has gone missing in Denmark. The girl, named Filippa, was going to hand out newspapers around the small village of Kirkerup, southeast of Slagelse, when she disappeared without a trace.
Her bike, bag and phone were found in a ditch in the search area.
The police are currently searching with a large effort. Several patrols and a helicopter are participating in the search.
They have now released a picture of Filippa and are urging the public and residents in the area in question to get in touch if they have any information about where she might be.
Fire after grilling
A fire has broken out on Ekerö in connection with grilling. After a gas grill at a villa in Älvnäs, the grill started to burn and the fire spread to the house facade.
The fire is currently being handled by the emergency services.
There are no suspicions of crime, the police write on their website.
Boys in their 10s threatened with gun-like objects
A group of 10-year-old boys were threatened with a gun-like object by another group of 12-year-old boys, who tried to force a piece of jewelry.
The incident happened when the younger boys were playing soccer on a soccer field in Järfälla at around 2 p.m.
When police arrived at the scene, it was determined that the weapon-like object was a plastic weapon.
No one was physically injured, but the 10-year-old boys were shaken by the incident, according to the police.
A report of attempted robbery has been made and the parents of the older boys have been contacted.
Suspect of espionage released
The person who was arrested in Gothenburg on suspicion of espionage has been released, the Public Prosecutor’s Office states.
– The suspicions against the person who was arrested on Thursday have weakened and there have also not been sufficient grounds for detention. Therefore, today I have decided that the person should be released, says senior prosecutor James von Reis in a statement.
The person is reasonably suspected, which is the lower level of suspicion.
Three young men arrested – suspected of serious weapons offences
During Friday evening, the police carried out several checks in Eskilstuna and found weapon-like objects.
Three young men aged 15 to 20 were arrested on suspicion of serious weapons offences, reports The courier.
The three are now under arrest.
The police cannot answer whether the arrests have any connection to the murder that took place outside Rekarneskolan on Thursday, April 6, the newspaper writes. You can read more about it here.
The UN condemns the violence in Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan, during Saturday. Photo: Marwan Ali
In Sudan, the violence is escalating and residents are being asked not to go out.
Volker Perthes, the UN’s special envoy in Sudan, strongly condemns the violence in the country, writes AFP.
He calls on both sides to immediately stop fighting to “guarantee the security of the Sudanese people”.
According to the news agency, three civilians have been killed in the fighting.
You can read more about this here.
Man dead after truck crash
A 65-year-old man has died as a result of the serious traffic accident that occurred last Friday at 11 a.m. in Kvibille, reports SVT News Halland.
It was a passenger car and a truck that collided on county road 601.
Both drivers were taken to hospital by ambulance.
It is the driver of the passenger car who has now died as a result of his injuries. He was a resident of Falkenberg municipality and his next of kin have been informed.
The truck driver was slightly injured in connection with the incident.
A man was robbed by a man on a bicycle
A man was the victim of a robbery in Varberg at lunchtime.
A man on a bicycle allegedly pointed a gun-like object at the man and forced him to hand over money.
Police are searching for the suspect in the area.
The victim was not physically injured.
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Wouldn’t it be better if Mr. (L) Johan Pehrson trained as a train driver himself, than to think that everyone else has it so good? If anyone has it fat, it’s him…
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Here you can read an interview with the Correctional Service about the exemptions.
When I jumped into the car on Monday with the p3 on I heard in the middle of the feature that Muslim women are being hanged on social media
Missed the introduction and wonder what this was about
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Maybe it was Kaliber’s review of the Tiktok account “The Executioner of Divorced Women” it was about?
Here is a link to SR.
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