Second arrest in Sweden over
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Second arrest in Sweden over shooting outside prison in the Netherlands

A second man has been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of being involved in an attempted murder outside a prison in the Netherlands, Sveriges Radio's Ekot reports.

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On January 16, a shooting took place outside the prison in Alphen aan den Rijn, south of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. A man with gang connections who was serving a prison sentence was injured.

A Swedish teenager was arrested a few days later following cooperation between Swedish police and Europol.

Now another man in his 20s has been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of involvement in the shooting, the radio reports. He was arrested on Tuesday. The investigation is being led by the National Unit against International and Organized Crime.

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