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  • Soldiers injured in helicopter crash

    22 American soldiers were injured in a helicopter crash in northeastern Syria this weekend, the Pentagon said.

    The MH-47 Chinook helicopter had a problem with one rotor during take-off and hit the hill hard.

    The condition of all the soldiers is described as stable, but ten of them have been taken to more advanced medical facilities outside the region. (TT)

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  • Nature reserve on fire

    Rescue services were alerted to the Safjället nature reserve in Mölndal after 10 p.m. by private individuals, writes GP.

    – We have a fire in the terrain, says Fredrik Östlund, alarm and line operator at the Greater Gothenburg rescue service to the newspaper.

  • Man stabbed in Malmö

    At 11:01 p.m., police and an ambulance were called to Kroksbäck in Malmö after a man was beaten, the police write on their website.

    – We have been there for 20 minutes and are working in parallel to bring order to the place. It’s messy on site, says Rickard Lundqvist, press spokesperson for police region South.

    A 25-year-old man is cut and the police are treating the man while waiting for an ambulance.

    No suspect has been arrested.

    23.27 – The man has been taken to hospital. There is no information on the damage status in this at this time.

    The incident is being investigated as attempted murder.

  • Mysterious Stink: “Like Rotten Egg”

    Several people in Gothenburg have felt an unpleasant smell during Tuesday evening, reports GP.

    The emergency services have received several stink alarms, including from Majorna and Högsbo.

    At around 20.30 they moved out to Kungsladugård.

    – The caller described the smell as a rotten egg, says Daniel Svensmark, alarm and line operator at the rescue service, to GP.

    According to the alarm, there were suspicions of a gas leak, but the emergency services believe that the stench came from outside.

    It is still unclear what caused the smell.

  • Knife violence increases as police take up guns

    The number of knife crimes linked to acts of violence has increased by 36 percent in four years.

    It reports Echo who took part in the police statistics.

    – Not infrequently, it is serious criminals who arm themselves with knives because the police have taken their weapons away from them, says Robert Karlsson, deputy regional police chief in area West, to Ekot.

    The increase has also been noticed in trauma care.

  • Two boys arrested after robbery

    Police are alerted at 19.41 to Stenkällan in Malmö after a boy was robbed of a pair of headphones by several perpetrators.

    The boy is unharmed.

    Two other boys could be arrested in the immediate area.

  • The police are investigating deaths in Vingåker

    During the day, police were alerted to an address in Vingåker municipality after a death with certain uncertainties was reported.

    The incident is being investigated as a suspected murder.

    The person who was interrogated has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

    The site has been cordoned off for technical investigation.

    The police continue to work with door knocking and analysis of interrogations.

  • Man missing

    The police were looking for an 85-year-old man who had disappeared from his home.

    The police announced shortly before 11 p.m. that the man had been found by the public.

  • One person arrested on suspicion of arson

    At 19.48 the police are called to Marketenterivägen in Växjö where there has been a fire in a shop, the police write on their website.

    – The fire is out and the emergency services are on site to ventilate the premises, says the management operator at Värend’s emergency services.

    There are no reports of personal injuries at this time.

    One person has been arrested on suspicion of arson.

  • Stop between Gothenburg and Malmö

    Damage to the train track at Apelviken, south of Varberg station, led to a stop for toe graphics between Gothenburg and Malmö on Tuesday evening.

    The affected section is Varberg-Falkenberg.

    At 20.45 the announcement came that the train service will start rolling again as usual at 21. However, with delays.

    – The Swedish Transport Administration has just informed us that the train service will run as usual again, but with delays, says Peter Gyllander.

  • Lukashenko: Would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons

    Russia decided in the spring to place nuclear weapons in Belarus. It was then established that it was the Kremlin that controlled these weapons.

    But now the country’s president, Aleksandr Lukashenko, is warning that he himself will not hesitate to resort to these in the event of any kind of attack.

    Russia’s plan is for the nuclear weapons to be in place by the beginning of July.

  • Fire from shrubbery spread to the medical center

    Emergency services Syd received several calls on Saturday evening shortly after 6 pm about a fire in bushes on Höjagatan, southeast of Malmö.

    But when the emergency services arrived at the scene, it turned out that the fire had led to the construction of a health center.

    – We have resources from four different stations on site and are trying to limit the fire, says Rickard Nilsson at the South rescue service.

    No injuries have been reported and there is currently no forecast for when the fire will be out.

    Police and ambulance are on the scene.

    19.47 – The police have drawn up a report of arson and the scene is cordoned off pending a crime scene investigation, the police write on their website.

  • Woman hit by an A-tractor

    A woman in her 30s has been hit by an A-tractor in central Skövde.

    – She is seeing paramedics now, she is awake and talking, says Peter Adlersson, the police’s press officer

    The woman was taken to hospital with unclear injuries.

    The police have drawn up a report of negligence in traffic and causing bodily harm against the driver, a 15-year-old girl.

  • Boat accident in the archipelago

    Two people have ended up in the water in connection with a boating accident at Fjäderholmarna outside Stockholm.

    The sea rescue and emergency services are on site and have picked up the two people.

    The boat is sinking and they are working on site with salvage attempts.

  • Missing man outside Strängnäs

    The police are using a helicopter and drone to search for a missing man in his 60s around Åkers Styckebruk.

    He was last seen by the family on Thursday and he is suspected to be in a forest environment.

    He is around 178 cm tall and at the time of his disappearance he was wearing a red cap, the police write on their website.

    The police urge the public to contact the police on 114 14 if they have seen the man.

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