Suspicious object – bomb disposal called

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  • Suspicious object – bomb disposal called

    Residents in Hästveda in Hässleholm react to an object that is next to a car.

    When the police, who were alerted shortly after 03:00 tonight, arrive at the scene, they cannot tell at first check whether it is a dangerous object or not.

    – We have cordoned off the area while waiting for the national bomb disposal team to check the object, says Katarina Rusin, press spokesperson at the police.

  • THREE NEWS YOU CAN’T MISS

  • Indian politician murdered

    Indian politician Baba Siddique was shot dead on Saturday night in Mumbai, reports Times of India.

    According to the Mumbai Police, the incident took place outside his son’s office in the city.

    The shooting was carried out by three men and the police, who suspect that it is a contract killing, have formed four special teams to investigate the case, write NDTV.

    Two of those arrested claim to belong to the Lawrence Bishnoi criminal gang, according to police sources.

  • Fire outside the police station in Kristianstad

    Police personnel at the police station in Kristianstad hear a bang early Sunday morning and go out to check the whole thing. This is what the police write on their website.

    On the ground you find a small burning object. The fire was extinguished with powder extinguishers.

    The National Bomb Squad is on its way to check the object.

  • Man assaulted at fast food restaurant

    A man in his 20s was first taken to hospital after an assault at a fast food restaurant in Helsingborg. This is what the police write on their website.

    The perpetrator must be unknown to him. No one is arrested.

  • Residents in Ovanåker and Bollnäs are urged to boil their water

    Residents of Ovanåkers and Bollnäs are urged to boil their water. Archive image. Photo: Christine Olsson / TT

    The water from the water company Helsingevatten is unfit for use, and residents in the municipalities of Ovanåker and Bollnäs are therefore advised to boil the water before consumption.

    The warning has been sent out as a VMA, important message to the public.

  • Person hit – E18 closed

    A person was hit during the night towards Sunday on the E18, north of Stockholm.

    The accident occurred just south of the Söderhall traffic area in Vallentuna municipality and was called in at 01:47.

    – We are there and assist the police and ambulance. The road is closed in the northbound direction, says Lena Hoffman, line operator at the rescue service.

    The police state that a criminal investigation has been launched after the accident.

    Read more here.

  • Mysterious lumps float ashore

    For just over a month, residents of Newfoundland, Canada, have been reporting mysterious bright blobs floating ashore along the beaches.

    Resident Stan Tobin describes them to the BBC as pasty and with an odor reminiscent of vegetable oil.

    – As if someone has tried to bake bread and done a bad job, he says.

    The authorities are now trying to get answers to what the lumps are. Nothing knows. According to a marine ecologist, they do not consist of biological material and another expert has ruled out that they contain oil or diesel, writes the BBC.

  • Fire on boat during party in central Stockholm

    A fire broke out during a private party on a boat in central Stockholm on Saturday evening.

    The rescue service was alerted at 23.07 to the boat on Söder Mälarstrand.

    – A candle had ignited the styrofoam and there was smoke. We are there for control. They had extinguished the fire themselves, says Lena Hoffman, line operator at the rescue center.

    An ambulance is also on site.

    – People have been affected by the smoke, says Lena Hoffman.

  • Woman hit by bus

    A 55-year-old woman has been hit by a bus in central Gothenburg.

    The accident happened shortly after 9 p.m.

    The woman is now being helped by paramedics.

    Police are on the scene and talking to witnesses.

  • Parents are prosecuted – photographed their conscript children

    The defendants are suspected of unlawful depiction of protected objects and risk fines. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

    Six people have been prosecuted for photographing conscripts at a regiment in Skåne in August, Dagens Nyheter reports.

    The defendants must be parents and siblings of the conscripts. They were there in connection with the year’s third and final deployment to soldier training.

    The six people have been prosecuted for suspected illegal depiction of protected objects and risk fines of up to just over SEK 20,000, according to DN.

    The prosecution is due to the fact that before the incident, the regiment had recurring problems with private individuals who photographed the facility, despite the fact that it is classified as a protected object and may not be photographed.

  • Death of Scotland’s former first minister

    Former Scottish Prime Minister Alex Salmond has died. Archive image. Photo: Daniel Leal/AP/TT

    The former Prime Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, is dead, several media reports. The First Minister is the political leader of Scotland and head of government for the Scottish Government.

    Salmond, who led a Scottish government for seven years until 2014, has been at the forefront of efforts to get a majority of Scots to seek independence from Britain.

    According to the BBC, he fell ill after giving a speech in North Macedonia on Saturday. Salmond was 69 years old.

  • Just over a million without power in São Paulo

    More than 1.6 million people have lost power in Brazil’s São Paulo as a result of a powerful storm.

    The storm moved in over the metropolitan area on Friday and caused extensive damage to vegetation and infrastructure, among other things.

    According to local authorities, wind gusts of up to 30 meters per second were measured, which caused problems for both water and electricity supply in the multi-million city.

    Several neighborhoods were still without power Saturday, even though more than 16 hours had passed since the storm passed. At least five people are said to have died in the state as a result of the storm.

    São Paulo is the largest city in terms of population in South America.

  • Fire in apartment – residents evacuated

    There has been a fire in an apartment in Katrineholm.

    Residents in the apartment building have been evacuated.

    – The fire is out, but there is a lot of smoke in the stairwell, says Mikael Kalered at the rescue service.

    It is unclear how the fire started.

    – We evacuate in slightly different ways. Often there are smoke hatches that allow us to evacuate via the stairwell, says Mikael Kalered and continues:

    – But if there is a risk of fire in the stairwell, we evacuate via balconies.

  • Man dead after motorcycle accident

    A car and a motorcycle have collided on national highway 55 at the height of Katrineholm.

    The accident happened at 4:30 p.m.

    – The person on the motorcycle and four people who were in the car have been taken to hospital, says Mikael Kalered at the rescue service.

    At 7 p.m., the police state that the motorcyclist, a man in his 70s, died of his injuries.

    Relatives have been notified.

    – It is very tragic, says Petter Gustavii at the police.

    The accident is being investigated as causing the death of another.

  • Poland wants to temporarily abolish the right to asylum

    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to temporarily suspend the right to asylum in the country. Photo: Wojciech Strozyk/AP/TT

    Poland wants to temporarily suspend the right to asylum in the country as part of a new migration policy. The reason is that people smugglers and countries such as Russia and Belarus abuse the system, claims the country’s president Donald Tusk.

    – I say loudly and proudly that our migration strategy will include a temporary suspension of the right to asylum on our territory, he says.

    Tusk, who is due to present a migration policy package on Tuesday, said in a speech on Saturday that Poland will wage a “merciless” fight against undocumented immigrants entering the country.

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