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  • A man was injured during the night in Visby when he was attacked with a stick. A 45-year-old man allegedly stabbed him at Österport in Visby.

    – It has happened in connection with some kind of street kitchen or restaurant, says Ola Österling, press spokesperson at the police.

    The injured man was taken to hospital for treatment.

    – His injuries should not be life-threatening, says Ola Österling.

    Interrogations were conducted with the suspect who has been arrested by prosecutors.

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  • Ukraine: We’re on the move

    Ukraine is on the move now. This is what the country’s national guard writes on Twitter.

    Under the statement, they have published a picture with the text “the Ukrainian offensive cannot be stopped, victory is on the horizon”.

    During the spring, there have been several reports that Ukraine is preparing an offensive against Russia.

    So far, it is not known when it is planned to begin.

  • Three shot dead at nightclub

    Three men in their 20s have been shot dead outside a nightclub in Marseille, France.

    The shooting happened at 05:40 on Sunday morning.

    The perpetrators are said to have been seen fleeing the scene in a car, which was later found burnt out some distance from the scene.

    According to information to BMR Marseille five people are said to have been targets in the shooting. The people met when they were sitting in a car outside the nightclub.

  • Big fight in Gothenburg – glasses and chairs thrown

    During the night, a fight breaks out in Majorna in Gothenburg.

    Around 20 people are said to have argued in a pub. According to one of those who call the police, glasses and chairs are thrown.

    According to the police, the people fighting must be football supporters. Staff at the pub tried to calm the mood and ask people to leave the pub.

    Two people were injured in connection with the altercation. The police currently have no suspects, but a report of serious assault has been drawn up.

  • Man dies in drowning accident

    A man in his 20s has drowned in Österåker.

    The accident occurred in connection with the person swimming in Lake Valsjön, according to the police.

    Relatives are informed of the death.

  • A person was run over at a restaurant

    A 25-year-old man has been arrested after he ran over at least one person at a restaurant in Vällingby in Stockholm.

    – There was some kind of fight at the restaurant and then he went to get his car, says Ola Österling, press spokesperson for the Stockholm Police.

    One person was injured and one or more people were very close to being run over.

    – He is involved in targeting people with his car. One person has been hit and it is a bit unclear how many people he was very close to hitting. There could be three or four more people, says Ola Österling.

    The person who was hit is said to have received minor injuries.

    The incident occurred at 01:20. The man is now suspected of attempted murder.

  • Biden in conversation with Zelenskyi

    During the day, US President Joe Biden will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Japan for talks, according to CNN.

    President Biden says in a statement that he wants to do everything he can to strengthen Ukraine’s defenses, Reuters reports.

    At the same time, Russia claims to have captured the city of Bachmut.

    During the G7 meeting, Zelensky answered no to the question of whether Bachmut was still in Ukraine’s hands.

    – Today, Bachmut exists only in our hearts, says Zelenskyj.

  • Polling stations open in Greece

    Now the polling stations have opened in Greece.

    Incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of conservative New Democracy, has had a steady lead in opinion polls.

    He is being challenged primarily by Alexis Tsipras, leader of the left-wing coalition Syriza, who was prime minister during some of the country’s most turbulent years during the financial crisis.

  • Shooting at residence

    The police have been alerted to a shooting at a residence in Västerås.

    It was shortly before 02:30 that one or more people shot at the home.

    No one should have been injured. Police have spoken to witnesses and knocked on doors in the area, but so far no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.

  • Several dead during football match

    At least twelve people have died in connection with a riot that broke out in the stands during a soccer match in El Salvador, local media in the country report.

    About a hundred people have first to hospital.

    The tumult broke out in the second half when the teams Alianza and FAS met each other.

    According to early reports, several people are said to have been trampled and several people are also said to have passed out.

    “The Salvadoran Football Association deeply regrets what happened,” the national football association writes in a statement.

    “Our thoughts go out to the relatives of the people who were affected and died in this incident,” they write further.

  • Suspected attempted murder – two injured

    Two people were found injured in Linköping at 00:00 on the night of Thursday.

    – They are injured by some type of attachment. A real treat, says the police officer on duty, Rasmus Borgström.

    The persons are said to be slightly injured.

    The police have interviewed witnesses and carried out a criminal investigation at the scene.

    – Four people have been brought in for questioning.

    The incident is being investigated as attempted murder, alternatively serious assault.

  • Explosion at school

    At midnight, a loud bang was heard in Hässleholm.

    The national bomb protection was called to a school after an explosion, writes Northern Scania.

    – The entrance door is blown away, says police spokesperson Peter Frostlund to the newspaper.

    The police cordoned off an entire block around the school. The National Bomb Squad was sent to the scene to investigate the object.

    The school has been empty since 2016. No one was injured.

  • Putin congratulates the Wagner group

    “Vladimir Putin congratulates the Wagner Group and all Russian troops,” writes the Kremlin in a statement carried by the Russian news agency PAW reports on.

    On Saturday, the head of paramilitary Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed to have taken control of the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut.

    Now the Russian Ministry of Defense also states that they captured, or “liberated”, the city.

    The information is pushed back by Ukraine, which says that the fighting is still going on.

  • MC driver seriously injured after police chase

    A motorcycle rider is seriously injured after an accident in connection with a police chase outside Luleå.

    The chase began on Saturday afternoon after the driver ignored a motorbike police stop attempt.

    – After a short chase, the fugitive drives off the road, says police spokesperson Fredrik Nilsson to TT.

  • The scopes stolen in Sweden may have been taken to Ukraine

    Several arms dealers have been subject to break-ins recently, where the thieves have been looking for the night vision, reports say P4 Seven-way.

    The industry suspects that the rifle sights, which are made for hunting, have been stolen to be taken to the war in Ukraine.

    – If there have been many thefts over a limited period of time, it can be feared that it is actors whose aim is to transport them to a war zone, such as Ukraine, says Lieutenant Colonel Michael Reberg to the radio.

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  • A question regarding the article about the skyscrapers in NY

    “In 2021, Hurricane Ida also bore down on the city, causing several drownings. Scientists say both tragedies were exacerbated by global warming.”

    What are those scientists called? I want to search and read more.

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    Hi Gunilla!

    The research study can be read here.

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  • What happened to the elderly man who refused to move his car after having his tires punctured by mats of nails last winter?

    Anna

    Hi Anna!

    The last I read about him was in The Wermlands newspaper in November.

    Then he would buy a new car after living in the old one for two weeks. He then said that he intended to lift the broken car into the air and leave it at the scene.

    He also told us at Aftonbladet that he would register the old car at the National Police Board.

  • If you throw fags everywhere they will rot and if so how long will it take to empty them please

    Richard

    Hello! According to the organization Keep Sweden Clean, it takes approximately 1-5 years for a discarded cigarette butt to decompose into microplastic.

    “Microplastic can take 100 years before it disappears, if it even does,” they also write.

  • Why is only one of the spy brothers named and pictured?

    Maddie

    Hello! Both are named in the article. Why we only have one picture of Payam Kia is because the article is about him.

  • What has happened to Aftonbladet directly? Previously, you ended up directly on the news you clicked on, but now you always end up at the top and have to scroll down through the feed to get to the article you are interested in reading. Wish that feature came back.

    Curious

    Hello! Some readers seem to have had issues with it over the past few days so we’ll check it out! If you haven’t updated the app, you can test with that as well (if you read via the app, that is).

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