Police shot man with stun gun

The police: Nine-year-old died in the attack

The man arrested after driving into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg yesterday will be charged with five murders and 205 attempted murders.

That’s what German police say at a press conference.

A nine-year-old child and four adults died in the act.

According to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, 40 people are still so seriously injured that “we just need to be very worried”.

The 50-year-old doctor Taleb Abdul Jawad is singled out as the suspect after the attack. Read more here.

Hamas: Ceasefire is closer than ever

An agreement on a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages is close, writes Hamas and their two allied militias, terrorist-classified Islamic Jihad and the Palestine Liberation Front (PFLP), according to the AFP news agency.

This is provided that Israel does not continue to impose new conditions.

The statement comes after diplomatic talks in Cairo on Friday. Ahead of those talks, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz stated on Monday that the parties had not been so close to each other since they agreed on a temporary ceasefire in November last year.

Albania suspends Tiktok for at least a year

Albania will shut down the social media platform Tiktok for at least one year from the beginning of 2025, the country’s Prime Minister Edi Rama announced.

During a meeting in the capital Tirana with teachers, parents and psychologists, Rama called Tiktok the “neighborhood hooligan”.

– We will close it for a year and we will start launching programs that will educate students and help parents follow their children’s journey, says Rama.

Even in the United States, a process is underway to stop Tiktok, since President Joe Biden in April signed a law that could ban the app in the country. There, the US Supreme Court is working on the issue.

Police car lost track – crashed

A police car was skidded on Lidingövägen in Stockholm on Saturday afternoon.

It collided with several cars in front. In total, between three and six cars are involved in the accident.

– This will have to be investigated as to what happened, but according to the information I have, a police car during the advance has been damaged, says police spokesperson Susanna Rinaldo.

Four people were slightly injured and one of them had to be taken to hospital.

The police do not want to go into how it went for the officers who were on call.

At first, the police also announced that a person had been taken into custody under the Intoxicated Persons Act, but this turned out to be incorrect.

There was a major traffic impact at the site, but it was resolved by 4.30pm.

Wolf shot – dogs pursued

A wolf was shot at Söderåsen in Svalöv municipality during Friday evening.

The wolf is said to have pursued some hunting dogs, and was shot down by hunters to pacify the dogs. This is written by the County Administrative Board in Skåne in a press release.

According to the county administrative board, the wolf was killed in accordance with the part of the hunting ordinance that gives owners the right to protect domestic animals and hunting dogs from predator attacks.

The County Administrative Board’s staff has been out and investigated the shot wolf, the shooting location and the GPS positions of the dogs during the hunt.

Several trampled to death during food distribution in Nigeria

Ten people, including four children, have died when they were trampled to death in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. It was in connection with a local church handing out food at a Christmas event that large numbers of people gathered, according to the police.

The incident happened early in the morning, and more than 1,000 people have been evacuated from the church.

Some people who were injured are still being treated.

It is the second time this week that there has been an accident where people have been trampled to death in Nigeria. At least 35 children died after panic broke out at a makeshift amusement park in southwestern Nigeria on Wednesday.

Yi Peng 3 has started to move

The Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3 has begun to move, reports SVT News.

The ship is currently moving north in the Kattegatt. It has been between Sweden and Denmark for just over a month.

The ship is being investigated, according to SVT’s information, for involvement in the cable breaks in the Baltic Sea.

The ship should have dropped anchor around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Last Thursday, Swedish police boarded the Chinese ship, in connection with Chinese authorities carrying out an investigation.

One person to hospital after house fire

One person has been taken to hospital after a house fire in Dorotea, the police write.

The fire should be out now, but the home is full of smoke.

The police write that the fire will be investigated.

Two cars in a head-on collision

Two passenger cars have collided head-on on highway 214 south of Eskilstuna, according to the emergency services.

– The extent of the damage is unclear, but we have been there for about an hour. The alarm came in at 12:35, says Johan Koivisto, officer on duty at Eskilstuna’s rescue service.

The road has been closed, but the emergency services are now winding down their efforts at the scene.

The courier reports that six people are involved in the accident and that several people were taken to the hospital for treatment. But none of them should be seriously injured.

Five dead after the attack Germany

Another person has died after a car drove into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, the BBC reports.

Right now, a press conference is being held where German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talks together with Reiner Haseloff, Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt.

A total of five people have died since the attack. Over 200 people were injured.

Several dead in bus accident in Iran

At least ten people have been confirmed dead in a bus accident in Iran. The bus ran off the road and fell into a ravine, Iranian state media reports.

The accident occurred in the western province of Lorestan.

– Rescue workers have been sent to the area, says Mohammed Ghadami, provincial director of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC).

The cause of the accident is not known.

Three suspects arrested for rape in Stockholm

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of rape in Stockholm, the police write.

The rape must have been discovered in connection with the police being on the scene in another matter.

According to information to Aftonbladet, the police had been called there after a person saw someone with a weapon.

When the police arrive at the residence, it appears that a woman has allegedly been raped at gunpoint.

According to information, it is an air pistol.

The police write that two other men “facilitated the perpetrator to carry out the rape.”

One person has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated rape and two people for aiding and abetting aggravated rape. They are all three between 25 and 35 years old.

The police will carry out a technical examination of the crime scene to secure evidence.

Security guard hit in the head

During the night, a fight took place in Helsingborg with several people involved. A 25-year-old man had been beaten.

In connection with the orderly helping the man, one of them was hit in the head, which caused the police to draw up a report of violence against an official.

According to the police, five unknown perpetrators are said to have participated in the assault, but no one has been arrested.

The condition of the battered man’s injuries is unclear.

Accident at Orust – several cars involved

The police have been alerted to a traffic accident on county road 733 in Orust.

There must be several vehicles involved.

There are currently no reports of personal injuries.