Swedish Teenager Held in Denmark for Serious Crime Charges

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Swedish Teenager Held in Denmark for Serious Crime Charges
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A 16-year-old Swedish teenager who is suspected of a number of serious crimes in Denmark has been detained for 26 days by the Copenhagen city court.

The teenager has just been extradited from Sweden to Denmark.

He is suspected of having recruited and assisted persons who have been hired to carry out murders and other serious crimes in Copenhagen.

In total, he is suspected of aiding and abetting three attempted murders, three cases of possession of weapons and one explosion, reports the Danish news agency Ritzau.

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