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 Swedish soldiers to fend off pirates near Somalia Thirty-four Swedish soldiers are heading to east Africa as part of international efforts to prevent attacks from Somali pirates. https://www.thelocal.se/20170817/swedish-soldiers-to-fend-off-pirates-near-somalia Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:27:02 +0200 swedish-soldiers-to-fend-off-pirates-near-somalia Swedish tanker hit by pirate attack A Swedish tanker vessel fell victim to a pirate attack off the coast of Benin in west Africa. https://www.thelocal.se/20110801/35270 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:59:00 +0200 35270 Swedish ships take up arms to combat pirates Swedish commercial shipping firm Wallenius has employed armed security staff to police its fleet to help combat the risk posed by pirates in the Gulf of Aden. https://www.thelocal.se/20110701/34678 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:46:00 +0200 34678 Arrested pirates to face trial in Kenya Seven pirates arrested off the coast of Somalia by a Swedish naval unit on Tuesday are likely to be taken to Kenya to face trial. https://www.thelocal.se/20090528/19716 Thu, 28 May 2009 14:02:00 +0200 19716 Swedish navy arrests pirates off Somali coast Swedish naval personnel arrested seven pirates in the Gulf of Aden in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to a statement from the Swedish Armed Forces. https://www.thelocal.se/20090526/19672 Tue, 26 May 2009 13:25:00 +0200 19672 Swede caught in Somali pirate attack A Swedish man was caught up in an attack by Somali pirates on Saturday. The pirates attacked an Italian cruise ship outside of Somalia's coast but were repelled. https://www.thelocal.se/20090426/19084 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:43:00 +0200 19084