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Swedish police seize suspected Iranian spy over murder plot

Tue, 30 Oct 2018 22:10:28 +0100

Officers from Sweden’s security police agency Säpo have arrested a suspected Iranian spy for planning an assassination on Danish soil.

Sweden mourns death of Anna Lindh ten years on

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:33:00 +0200

A decade on from Lindh's assassination her life and legacy is being celebrated in a series of events and a new documentary about her career and premature death.

Cops gather new tips on Palme murder hotline

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:17:00 +0100

More than a 100 calls came through on a hotline set up to gather tips on the 1986 assassination of then Prime Minister Olof Palme, set up to coincide with the 27th anniversary of the shooting in central Stockholm.

Cops open hotline on Palme killing anniversary

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:59:00 +0100

The police are set to reopen the hotline for any tips on the 1986 assassination of then Prime Minister Olof Palme, to coincide with the 27th anniversary of the shooting in central Stockholm.

Christer Pettersson: the only man ever tried for killing Olof Palme

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:24:00 +0100

An addict with a criminal past, Christer Pettersson remains the only person ever put on trial for the killing of Olof Palme, and while he was exonerated, many still consider him guilty.

Swedes reflect on the death of Olof Palme

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:39:00 +0100

A quarter century after the assassination of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, contributor Anita Badejo talks to Swedes about their memories of the killing and how it affected the country.

Unsolved Palme murder still hurts after 25 years

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:46:00 +0100

Twenty-five years after Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was gunned down in central Stockholm, many Swedes still consider the murder an open wound, the AFP's Nina Larsson discovers.

130 people say they killed Olof Palme: police

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:49:00 +0100

With the 25th anniversary of the assassination of former Swedish prime minister Olof Palme a week away, Swedish police revealed on Monday that 130 people have confessed to the killing.