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Several cars in a collision on the E4 – complete stoppage in traffic
today at 22.13 Annica Ögren
Several cars have collided on the E4 between Enköping and Västerås.
– Five units from the rescue service are on site, says Annelie Sileria, at SOS Alarm’s press service.
The accident has caused traffic jams in both directions.
The article is updated.
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Hungary’s foreign minister: “We will not send weapons to Ukraine”
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó in an interview with SVT Agenda. Photo: SVT
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó wants a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine. He says so in SVT’s Agenda.
– The first goal is to stop killing people and that means cease-fire agreements, nothing else, says Peter Szijjártó.
– Look at the infrastructure, at the number of people leaving the country. The country is being destroyed and it is not in anyone’s interest.
When asked why the country does not send weapons to Ukraine, the foreign minister replies:
– We are neighboring countries to Ukraine and do not want more people to die. That is why we are working to stop it. We do not send weapons, we continue to argue for peace.
Hungary has also been criticized for sticking to energy agreements with Russia despite the war.
But according to Szijjártó, EU sanctions have failed to stop the war and make it less brutal.
– But has it hurt us? Yes. The solutions that we tried to find in Europe simply did not work.
But to say that Hungary and President Viktor Orbán run Putin’s errands and dance to the Kremlin’s tune is not fair, says the foreign minister, pointing out that the country has condemned the invasion.
– The territorial sovereignty of all countries must be respected, says Szijjártó.
Shooting in Malmö
Police on site in Limhamn in Malmö. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
A shooting has occurred in Limhamn in Malmö, the police write on their website.
“Residents discover what looks like bullet holes in their apartment door. Police are sent to the scene and make the assessment that the door has been shot,” the police write on their website.
The stairwell has been blocked off. Technicians and a sniffer dog have been sent to the scene.
No one has been injured.
Advice: Have a month’s worth of medicine at home
Swedes who take medicine must build stocks. Photo: Hasse Holmberg/TT
Those who are regularly treated with prescription medication are encouraged to back up with one month’s consumption, the National Board of Health and Welfare writes in a press release.
These may be medicines for high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes.
“The goal is to reduce the risk that the patient’s treatment has to be interrupted if there is a temporary disturbance or deficiency. The risk of an increased burden on health care and pharmacies is also reduced,” says Urban Nylén, medical advisor at the National Board of Health and Welfare.
Ukraine: The town of Marinka leveled to the ground
The Ukrainian town of Marinka in the Donetsk region, which previously had about 10,000 inhabitants, has been razed to the ground.
This is what Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs writes in a post on Twitter, where it also published two images that it says show the destruction caused by Russian attacks.
“Zoom in and see that nothing has been left untouched,” writes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Police action in Örebro – suspected serious crime
A police operation is underway in Örebro.
According to the police, it is a suspected serious crime after loud bangs were heard in the area.
No one should be injured.
– It is an ongoing effort. We are looking for people, says police duty officer Jens auf der Heide.
The police do not want to comment on the incident further, but state that there is no danger to the public.
A street in a residential area has been blocked off.
Alarm about shooting in Vårby
A large police operation is underway in Vårby after reports of gunfire.
There is currently no information on injuries.
Police with reinforcement weapons are on site in the area.
– We have received an alarm about explosions and are on the scene, but we have not found anything yet, says Jenny Rydberg, officer on duty at the Stockholm police.
Man in his 60s severely abused
After an injured man arrived by ambulance to a hospital in Helsingborg, suspicions were raised that he had been the victim of an assault.
The police have been to the hospital and a report of serious assault has been drawn up.
The injured man is in his 60s and his injuries are said to be life-threatening, according to Region Skåne.
The assault must have taken place at Järnvägsgatan in Helsingborg.
The alarm came in at 4:54 p.m.
The power plant in Zaporizhzhya has become a Russian military base
A year ago, Russian forces seized the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which accounted for a fifth of Ukraine’s electricity supply and is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
During a year of occupation, the Russians have turned the work into a military base. That’s what Dmytro Orlov, former mayor of the town of Enerhodar, which is located a little over twelve miles from the nuclear power plant next to the Dnieper River, who fled to the town of Zaporizhzhya, which is held by Ukrainian forces, says. This is reported by AP, which interviewed the mayor.
According to Orlov, the Russian military has taken advantage of the Ukrainian decision not to shell the facility. They have thus been able to bring soldiers, weapons and other equipment to the facility.
– The Russians are taking cover behind a nuclear shield, says Dmytro Orlov.
Today, around 1,000 Russian soldiers have camped in the nuclear power plant, which has also become an extensive military depot, according to Mayor Orlov, writes TT.
Fire in apartment – life-threatening injuries
A fire has broken out in an apartment in Biskopsgården.
One person has sustained life-threatening injuries, Sahlgrenska’s press service informs Gothenburg Post.
– It is a fully developed apartment fire. We’ve had flames shoot out through the windows, says Peter Zettersten at the Greater Gothenburg rescue service.
Forces from three different fire stations are working at the scene. Five ambulances are also on site.
At 6:20 p.m., the emergency services had managed to extinguish the fire and were working to ventilate the smoke.
Fire in villa: “Cannot be saved”
The villa cannot be saved. Photo: Joakim Eriksson
A heavy fire has raged in a villa in Östra Frölunda in Svenljunga municipality, reports P4 Seven-way.
Several units from the rescue service are on site.
The villa will not be salvageable, the rescue service tells P4.
No one should have been injured.
Serious accident on the E4 – traffic is being diverted
A serious accident between a plow truck and a passenger car has occurred on the E4 just south of Tierp.
The alarm came in at 3:37 p.m.
– Two people from the car have been taken to hospital, says Daniel Winge, at the police command centre.
Traffic was initially closed in both directions.
Shortly after 5 p.m., the police stated that traffic had been allowed to open again.
At 19:56, the police announced that one of the people, a 35-year-old man, was slightly injured and that a 30-year-old woman was feared to have suffered a head injury.
Both were awake and talkative in hospital.
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