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| Two Swedes Charged over 'Terrorist Crimes' in Syria |
| 2015-07-25 |
[AnNahar] Two Swedish men were charged in Sweden Friday over "terrorist crimes" committed in Syria in 2013, the first in the Scandinavian country to be tossed in the calabooseBook 'im, Mahmoud! over such offenses. The suspects, aged 30 and 32, were arrested Thursday and have both denied any wrongdoing when they were brought before a court Friday in western Sweden. The charges relate to one or more killings in Syria in spring of 2013. A third suspect was charged in absentia for "complicity in terrorist crimes." One of two men was in a wheelchair, with some local media reporting that he had suffered a gunshot wound to the head in Syria. "He has serious perception problems...He can't speak, he can not walk," the suspect's lawyer Lars Salkola told AFP, adding that he could not confirm the source of the injury. Salkola said that the accusations are based from photos, but he claims that his client's face is not visible in the snapshots. According to Sweden's security services, around 300 Swedes have gone to Syria and Iraq to fight alongside jihadists. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 The suspects, aged 30 and 32, were arrested Thursday and have both denied any wrongdoing when they were brought before a court Friday in western Sweden. "Hurda hur hurd. Bork, bork, bork!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-07-25 11:10 |
| #2 Forgot the scare quotes. 'Swedes' |
| Posted by: Nguard 2015-07-25 10:11 |
| #1 aw not Sven and Anders again...these Swedes about as genuine as a meatball made with ground camel |
| Posted by: Bov Flimbers 2015-07-25 03:03 |