Christina Anderson

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Swedish Police Arrest 16-Year-Old After Three Are Killed

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Eve Sampson |Christina Anderson

The motive was unclear but the police said they were investigating if the shooting had been gang-related. A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder in Sweden, the authorities said on Wednesday, after three people were fatally shot the day before, in the latest blow to a country grappling with high levels of gun violence compared to its European peers. The three victims were found in a hair salon in the city of Uppsala, about 43 miles from Stockholm, the capital.
The 'Great Moose Migration' Livestream Captivates Sweden

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Amelia Nierenberg |Christina Anderson

Some people, like Lillemor Elfgren, start their days by checking for updates. Ms. Elfgren, 43, lives in Vannasby, in northeast Sweden, and gets a notification whenever there's any real action. "Has anything interesting happened?" she said. "Is someone about to swim?"This is hardly the only animal livestream to delight humans. There's " Planet Earth," of course, and the Dutch " fish doorbell," where fans help the fish migration.
Sweden Investigates New Cable Break Under Baltic Sea

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Christina Anderson |Isabella Kwai

The Swedish authorities said on Friday that they were investigating a new cable break in the Baltic Sea, the latest in a string of suspected acts of sabotage of underwater infrastructure in the region. The Swedish Coast Guard said that it had been informed of the cable break on Thursday and was en route to the area, off the eastern island of Gotland, according to Mattias Lindholm, a spokesman for the service.
Esto es lo que sabemos sobre el tiroteo masivo en Suecia

Feb 5, 2025 | infobae.com | Christina Anderson |Lynsey Chutel

Mass ShootingsPoliceSchool Shootings and Armed AttacksOrebro (Sweden)SwedenLas autoridades dijeron que al menos 11 personas habían muerto. Se creía que el sospechoso estaba entre los fallecidos. Suecia estaba sacudida y las autoridades buscaban respuestas tras lo que el gobierno calificó como el peor tiroteo masivo de la historia del país el miércoles. El atentado se produjo el martes en un centro de educación para adultos de la ciudad de Orebro, al oeste de Estocolmo, la capital.
Esto es lo que sabemos sobre el tiroteo masivo en Suecia

Feb 5, 2025 | nytimes.com | Christina Anderson |Lynsey Chutel

Suecia estaba sacudida y las autoridades buscaban respuestas tras lo que el gobierno calificó como el peor tiroteo masivo de la historia del país el miércoles. El atentado se produjo el martes en un centro de educación para adultos de la ciudad de Orebro, al oeste de Estocolmo, la capital. La policía dijo que al menos 11 personas habían muerto, y que se creía que el sospechoso estaba entre los fallecidos.
At least 10 are killed in school shooting in Sweden

Feb 5, 2025 | sanjuandailystar.com | Christina Anderson |Lynsey Chutel

By Christina Anderson and Lynsey ChutelAt least 10 people were killed and an unidentified number of others injured at a shooting at a center for adult education in central Sweden on Tuesday, authorities said. Police said they had started a “major operation” and locked down the campus in the city of Orebro, after shots were heard about 12:30 p.m. local time. “This is an awful, exceptional incident — a nightmare,” said Roberto Eid Forest, head of the local police.
At least 10 dead in Sweden's 'worst mass shooting,' prime minister says

Feb 4, 2025 | spokesman.com | Christina Anderson |Lynsey Chutel

STOCKHOLM – A shooting at an adult education campus in central Sweden on Tuesday left at least 10 people dead and injured an undisclosed number of others, in what the prime minister called the worst mass shooting in the country’s history. The suspect was among the dead, the country’s justice minister, Gunnar Strommer, said. But authorities released few other details, including the person’s identity and a possible motive.
At Least 10 Killed at Adult School

Feb 4, 2025 | nytimes.com | Christina Anderson |Lynsey Chutel

At least 10 people were killed and an unidentified number injured at a shooting at a school for adult education in central Sweden on Tuesday, the authorities said. The police said they had started a "major operation" and locked down the campus in the city of Orebro, after shots were heard about 12:30 p.m. local time. "This is an awful, exceptional incident - a nightmare," said Roberto Eid Forest, head of the local police.
Sweden Suspects 'Gross Sabotage' After Damage to Cable Under the Baltic Sea

Jan 27, 2025 | nytimes.com | Christina Anderson |Amelia Nierenberg

The Swedish authorities on Monday boarded a ship in connection with what they described as "gross sabotage" after an undersea communications cable in the Baltic Sea was damaged a day earlier. The ship was escorted to the coast of Sweden for an investigation, the authorities said. "We suspect that a serious act of sabotage was committed in the Swedish economic zone yesterday," Mats Ljungqvist, the Swedish prosecutor leading the investigation into the damage, said in a phone interview on Monday.
Nordic countries, eyeing Russia, dust off their crisis advice

Nov 20, 2024 | dtnext.in | Christina Anderson

By Christina AndersonNEW YORK: The last time Sweden updated the crisis preparedness advice it distributes nationwide, Russia had not yet launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Sweden had not joined NATO in response. Six years later, Ukraine is locked in a grinding war with Russia. World leaders are preparing for the United States to become more protectionist with Donald Trump as president again. And climate threats continue to grow.