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Stockholm police have registered 49 burglaries using acid to melt locks since May

Wave of burglaries using nitric acid in Swedish capital

Police in Sweden are investigating if a series of burglaries in the capital Stockholm, where criminals melted locks using nitric acid, has connections to similar crimes in other European countries.

Europe • 17 Jul 24

The flash-crash caused European shares to suddenly fall on a day of holiday-thinned trading activity yesterday

Citi behind trade that caused brief European share fall

The sudden fall in European shares driven by a brief crash in Nordic markets was caused by a single sell order trade by Citigroup, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, and confirmed by Citi.

Business • 03 May 22

A police forensic team outside the apartment building in Haninge, Stockholm

Swedish mother accused of imprisoning son for decades

A 70-year-old woman has been arrested in Sweden's capital on suspicion of holding her son captive at home for up to three decades, police and a prosecutor said.

World • 01 Dec 20

Five people were killed in the April attack

Stockholm truck attacker pleads guilty to terror charge

An Uzbek asylum seeker who confessed to wanting to mow down "infidels" in an April 2017 Stockholm truck attack that killed five people has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges as his trial opened.

Courts • 13 Feb 18

A man has confessed to driving the truck that mowed down pedestrians in Stockholm on 7 April

Death toll from Stockholm truck attack rises to five

The death toll from the truck attack in Stockholm earlier this month has risen to five after a woman died from her injuries in hospital, police said.

World • 28 Apr 17

Several police cars parked near the scene were covered in flowers by Swedes, who widely praised the emergency crews' speedy response to the attack

Police: Suspect in Swedish attack sympathised with IS

An Uzbek man suspected of ramming a truck into a crowd in Stockholm, killing four people, had expressed sympathy for the so-called Islamic State and was wanted for failing to comply with a deportation order, Swedish police have said.

World • 10 Apr 17

Four were killed and 15 injured in yesterday's incident

Stockholm truck attack suspect 'from Uzbekistan'

The man in custody suspected of carrying out the Stockholm truck attack has previously figured in intelligence material, Swedish security police has said.

World • 08 Apr 17

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been in the Ecuadoran embassy for two years

Swedish court upholds Assange warrant

A Swedish court has upheld an arrest warrant against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for alleged sexual assault.

News • 16 Jul 14

Around 30 cars were set on fire in parts of Stockholm in a fifth night of rioting

Swedish police seek reinforcements in rioting

Police in the Swedish capital are to seek reinforcements after youths set cars ablaze and threw stones at police for a fifth night running.

News • 24 May 13

Cars were set alight and windows broken in four consecutive nights of violence in Stockholm's suburbs

Fourth night of violence in Stockholm

Hundreds of youth have torched cars and attacked police in four nights of riots in suburbs of Sweden's capital, Stockholm.

News • 23 May 13

Prosecutors initially believed the train had been intentionally crashed

Swedish train's crash into apartment 'accidental'

The crash of a train into a low-rise apartment building in Sweden this week was an accident and not the fault of a cleaner, state prosecutors have said.

News • 18 Jan 13

Policemen stand in front of a local train that derailed into a residential building in Saltsjoebaden, Sweden

Woman crashes stolen train into Stockholm building

A woman stole an empty commuter train from a depot and drove it to a suburb of Stockholm where it derailed and slammed into an apartment building.

World • 16 Jan 13

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