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| Sweden: Major weapons seizure in Stockholm - RPGs, explosives, etc. | ||
| 2008-08-15 | ||
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"Ja, sure! We båne göt the hårdwåre, by gölly!" The swoop took place in July and the suspects were arrested between end of July and August. The weapons are both military and civilian, some of which have been stolen in Sweden, others from the former Yugoslavia. Ulf Göranzon, a press spokesman at Stockholm police, described the weapons as being "generally very heavy". Speaking to the TT news agency, Göranzon said it was "worrying that it is so easy to procure weapons from that part of Europe. There are plenty of weapons in those countries." Prosecutor Henrik Söderman is also concerned by the extent of the weapons seizure. He has requested a fresh hearing on the detention issue on Friday. "Of course one is a bit jumpy," Sšderman told TT. "We are talking about weapons such as antitank grenade launchers and and explosives".
The six suspects are all aged between 22 and 27 and are already known to the police. A few of them are suspected of serious weapon crimes, and one is suspected of smuggling. All the men are from the Spånga and Järfälla suburbs in northwest Stockholm. Newspaper Secret Code: Turbans | ||
| Posted by:mrp |
| #16 "Six young men have been detained in custody charged with serious weapons crime after police seized large quantity of weapons and explosives outside Stockholm" Them damn pesky Lutherans are at it again.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-08-15 22:17 |
| #15 Unfortunately, a moose bit my sister once. |
| Posted by: Mizzou Mafia 2008-08-15 21:38 |
| #14 Just a small group planning a moose hunt. Nothing to see, move along. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2008-08-15 19:52 |
| #13 Is Sweden in Pakistan's sphere of influence? We wouldn't want tell anybody what they might do in some MoFo's private sphere, would we? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-08-15 17:03 |
| #12 A5089 I agree, they could be bikers or biker-affiliated, and I gave that some thought - the Bandido-Hell's Angels confrontations have a legendary history, involving all of the tools you've mentioned. The Swedish press, though, is usually pretty quick to point out a biker connection. From what I've read, the weapons are usually found in the organization's local hq or in a remote farmhouse owned by a member. Storage in urban cellars and apartments don't seem to be the bikers' style. "Young men", and the mention of immigrant-heavy suburbs, are oft-used code words for individuals with Muslim backgrounds. Sort of the way the French media mention the arrondissement(s)(sp?) when a major carbecue takes place. |
| Posted by: mrp 2008-08-15 14:02 |
| #11 In Sweden, this could be bikers, those are big in North Europe (and there even are some in the UK or in France), all the major US outlaw bikers clubs/gangs are present, and they do smuggle guns, this is one of their income-making hobbies. IIRC, in the 90's, they used to blow each other's nightclubs and do drive-by shooting up of usually fortified) home of rivals, only with machine-guns and Rpgs, whihc is kinda cool, from a detached and totally uninvolved obsever point of view. Funny part IIRC, is that they don't do much biking, too cold a large part of the year. Of course, could be turbans with weapons from kosovo or bosnia, too. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-08-15 13:47 |
| #10 Darn Christian terrorists are at it again. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2008-08-15 13:25 |
| #9 He has requested a fresh hearing on the detention issue on Friday. I thought it was spelled herring. |
| Posted by: JDB 2008-08-15 13:02 |
| #8 During the cold war the US floated the suggestion of buying Greenland from Denmark to use as part of our early warning systems. We should refloat that idea. It would make a nice Ellis Island area for Europeans fleeing Eurabia when the time comes. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-08-15 12:08 |
| #7 Greenlanders never did trust them neither! I wouldn't be surprised to see men named Sven start to stock up on weapons. I, for one, would be happy to see more men named Sven stock up on weapons rather than macrame... |
| Posted by: DanNY 2008-08-15 11:46 |
| #6 In the hands of civilians, cap guns are considered heavy weapons throughout the eurine zone. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2008-08-15 11:25 |
| #5 And how many are named 'Sven'? I wouldn't be surprised to see men named Sven start to stock up on weapons. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2008-08-15 11:22 |
| #4 Surprise. Just awaiting a few atrocities before any real action is taken, I guess. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-08-15 10:56 |
| #3 Greenlanders. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-08-15 10:46 |
| #2 Buddhists? |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2008-08-15 10:32 |
| #1 Move along, nothing to see here! Just some "Asians" with a military arsenal of unknown purpose. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-15 09:42 |