Sweden - The African Mirror

Feb

2024

Sweden has around 62,000 persons linked to criminal gangs, police say

ABOUT 62,000 persons are active in, or have connections to, criminal networks in Sweden, the police said on Friday, where the authorities have struggled for years to contain violence linked to organised crime. Deadly shootings have more than tripled over the past decade in this Nordic nation of 10 million people, and are currently at levels much higher than neighbouring countries. "We have identified 14,000 as active in criminal networks," National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh told a media conference. "Moving over to persons with connections to these networks, here we estimate that there are 48,000 persons." In 2022, there were…

Jun

2023

By The African Mirror

One killed, nine injured in roller coaster crash in Sweden

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MARIE MANNES ONE person was killed and nine injured, including children, in a roller coaster accident at the Grona Lund amusement park in the Swedish capital, representatives of the park said. Eyewitnesses said the park's Jetline roller coaster had partly derailed during a ride, sending people crashing to the ground. "Today is a day of mourning at Grona Lund, we've had a very serious accident in the roller coaster Jetline, where one person has died and nine people have been injured," Jan Eriksson, the park's chief executive, said in a press conference. Ambulances, fire trucks and a helicopter were seen…

Apr

2023

By The African Mirror

Hyundai tests all-wheel IONIQ 5 N EV on snow and ice

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THE Hyundai Motor Company has been testing its all-wheel drive IONIQ 5 N, the first high-performance, mass-production all-electric N brand model, in extreme winter conditions at the Hyundai Mobis Proving ground in Arjeplog, Sweden. Given its position adjacent to the Arctic Circle, the Hyundai Mobis Proving ground in Arjeplog offers everything an automaker needs for comprehensive winter testing, such as low-grip icy surfaces and deep sub-zero temperatures as low as -30°C. This allows the Hyundai N engineers to test new models, such as the IONIQ 5 N, in the most extreme low friction conditions to achieve the optimal balance between…

Jul

2022

By The African Mirror

Swedish political festival murder investigated as possible terrorist crime

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SWEDISH prosecutors said that the killing of a woman at a political festival last week would be investigated as a terrorist crime. A man was held after the woman was stabbed to death on the island of Gotland at a political festival being held ahead of a national election in September. Prosecutors said last week that he appeared to have acted alone and to have targeted her. The Swedish Prosecution Authority said on Monday that the man was now suspected of "terrorist crime through murder", and of preparing terrorist crime through the preparation of murder. The authority added that there…

Apr

2022

By The African Mirror

Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO

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GUY FAULCONBRIDGE ONE of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned NATO that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led military alliance then Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in an exclave in the heart of Europe. Finland, which shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia, and Sweden are considering joining the NATO alliance. Finland will decide in the next few weeks, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Wednesday. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said that should Sweden and Finland join NATO then Russia would have to strengthen its land, naval and air forces in…

Jul

2020

By The African Mirror

Greta Thunberg plans to donate 1 million-euro prize to green causes

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THIN LEI WIN SWEDISH teen activist Greta Thunberg plans to donate 1 million euros ($1.14 million) from a new prize she has won to groups tackling climate change and defending nature. The first projects to benefit from Thunberg receiving the inaugural Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity are medical aid for indigenous communities in the Amazon battling the coronavirus pandemic and a push to make "ecocide" an international crime. The 17-year-old said in a video posted on Instagram that the award was "more money than I can even begin to imagine" and she hoped it would help her "do more good in…