The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swede dies in Norway coach hijack A Swedish man was among the three people killed on Monday night when a man hijacked an express bus in western Norway armed with a knife. https://www.thelocal.se/20131105/swede-dies-in-norway-coach-hijack Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:15:00 +0100 swede-dies-in-norway-coach-hijack Hijacked ship carried Russian chemical weapons: report The Arctic Sea, a Finnish ship hijacked in Swedish waters in July 2009, was likely carrying materials stolen from Russia meant for the making of chemical weapons, Finnish researchers have claimed. https://www.thelocal.se/20111017/36794 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:52:00 +0200 36794 Swedish police duped by 'hijacked bus' stunt More than 15 squad cars set loose in a high-speed chase in Hälsingland in eastern Sweden on Friday evening after authorities received information that two armed men had hijacked a bus. https://www.thelocal.se/20110305/32412 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 09:48:00 +0100 32412 Swedish pilot wrests gun from hijacker Swedish pilot Mikael Andersson, 32, was the hero of an attempted hijacking of a plane in Portugal on Friday. The drama unfolded shortly after take off from Cascais, west of Lisbon, on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100215/24994 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:22:00 +0100 24994 'Arctic Sea hijackers in custody': Russia The Russian navy has arrested eight men who allegedly hijacked the Maltese-registered freighter the Arctic Sea off the coast of Öland in Swedish waters in July, the Russian defence minister has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.se/20090818/21534 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:13:00 +0200 21534 'Hijackers could remain on board': coastguard A group of masked men alleged to have hijacked the ship the Arctic Sea off the coast of Sweden last month could have remained on board the vessel when it passed through the English Channel, the British coastguard has claimed. https://www.thelocal.se/20090812/21252 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:47:00 +0200 21252 'Hijacked' cargo ship missing at sea The Finnish ship hijacked in Swedish waters in July has disappeared along with its valuable cargo of timber. https://www.thelocal.se/20090810/21218 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:14:00 +0200 21218 Finnish ship hijacked in Swedish waters A Finnish ship was hijacked off the Swedish island of Öland in the early hours of last Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20090730/21014 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:25:00 +0200 21014