A 22-year-old man from Småland is being prosecuted for several terrorist crimes. He was arrested at Arlanda on his way to Somalia, where, according to the indictment, he was to join the Islamic State.
CrimeAbdulkadir Mumin was pointed out as IS's new international leader. The Security Service does not want to answer questions about him. "Our task is to assess and intervene against a person's intention and ability to commit crimes", writes Säpo in a comment to TT.
SwedenOver 900 people are reported to have been executed in Iran last year, among them 40 during a single week in December. The information comes from the UN's human rights chief Volker Türk, who says he is deeply concerned about the development.
WorldHe lived for years in the Gothenburg area, where he is believed to have been radicalized. Now, Somalia-born Abdulkadir Mumin, known for his harsh rhetoric and his henna-dyed beard, is being pointed out as IS's new global leader.
WorldHe lived for years in the Gothenburg area, where he is believed to have been radicalized. Now, Somalia-born Abdulkadir Mumin, known for his harsh rhetoric and his henna-dyed beard, is being pointed out as IS's new global leader.
WorldThe waves, chaos, death. The Christmas holiday 2004 saw one of the worst natural disasters in modern times. This is a timeline of the tsunami and its consequences.
SwedenIt was cool to watch IS videos and discuss weapon-related things. But no deed was ever planned. So defends the 25-year-old who has been pointed out as the driving force behind the terror case in Tyresö, and describes himself as an "internet warrior". From my side, it has only been empty words, air.
CrimeA woman in her 70s was seriously injured in connection with an explosion in an apartment building in Tyresö, southeast of Stockholm. No one has been arrested.
CrimeSomalia and Ethiopia have reached a compromise agreement after a diplomatic dispute over access to the sea. The countries announced this together with Turkey at a press conference on Wednesday.
World politicsFirst they swore allegiance to IS, then they prepared attacks in Sweden, according to prosecutor Lars Hedvall. Now the trial against four terror-suspected men begins after Säpo's notable raid in Tyresö. Koran burnings and the war in Gaza have motivated them, says Hedvall in court.
SwedenSaudi Arabia's road to the World Championship 2034 goes via, for example, the US Virgin Islands – a blacklisted tax haven with one of the world's worst national teams. The Saudis have 44 cooperation agreements with mainly poor football associations that have voting rights within Fifa.
FootballPraise for terrorist murders of Swedes in Brussels and discussions about synagogues as suitable targets. The discussions in an Islamic association's premises in Tyresö were wiretapped by Säpo for months. Now they will be a key part of the terror trial that begins this week.
SwedenThree young men, including two brothers, are being prosecuted suspected of having planned an Islamist terrorist attack. An important prosecution – and a reminder of the elevated security situation, according to terrorism researcher Magnus Ranstorp.
SwedenThree young men, including two brothers, are being prosecuted for preparing to commit a terrorist offense after a raid on an Islamic association's premises in Tyresö. The premises were wiretapped by the Security Service, which heard the brothers discussing terrorist plans they allegedly received from IS. It is obvious that Jewish targets are the priority, says prosecutor Lars Hedvall.
CrimeWeather disasters became worse due to climate change and caused more than 570,000 fatalities over the past 20 years, according to a new study.
Sweden473 million children lived in a conflict zone in 2023. On average, 31 children – an entire school class – lost their lives or were maimed every day. More than a third of them were Palestinian children, according to a report from Save the Children.
ConflictsThe Swedish-Somali journalist Amun Abdullahi has been killed in Somalia, reports Swedish Radio.
SwedenThe Left Party demands that a peacekeeping or peace-enforcing UN mission be deployed in Gaza. "The form such a mission should take depends on the prevailing situation," the party writes in a motion.
SwedenIn two containers, around 200 men were held captive for three months. They were denied food and water, abused and tortured – until most of them were dead. The massacre took place at the French oil giant Total Energies' facility in Mozambique in 2021, according to an investigation by Politico.
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