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| Swedish police identify Lindh suspect; euro referendum goes ahead |
| 2003-09-12 |
| EFL Swedish police say they have identified a man they want to question in connection with the killing of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh in the capital, Stockholm. A police spokesman told the BBC that the man is in his 30s, has long dark hair and is said to be psychologically disturbed. Police say they have identified a suspect from fingerprints found at the scene of the crime. Investigators hope that the knife used and clothes worn by the killer, both of which have been found, will yield vital clues that will lead to his apprehension. Despite the murder, the authorities have announced that the referendum on whether to join the European single currency will go ahead as planned on Sunday. Lindhâs death has led to the suspension of the Yes and No campaigns ahead of the referendum and at the moment the polls suggest that the nay-sayers remain in front, but there is speculation that a wave of sympathy for Lindh could alter that. Thatâs doubtful. |
| Posted by:Bulldog |
| #7 She did receive threatening e-mail,but it wasn't passed on to the police. |
| Posted by: El Id 2003-9-12 8:03:32 PM |
| #6 From here: Hundreds of officers have been searching the city for a heavily-built man in his 30s, about 1.8 metres (five feet 11 inches) tall, with long dark-blond hair and bad skin. Police believe the killer is a repeat offender who may be psychologically disturbed. Yank, it's a little paranoid to think an Islamist would be behind this. It's not their style, for one. A repeat offender. WHEN will people learn? |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-9-12 7:01:13 PM |
| #5 I doubt whether there'll be an effect on the referendum voting. There wasn't in the Netherlands after Pim Fortuyn's death. It might encourage some ppl to vote who wouldn't have otherwise, but I'd strongly doubt whether her murder would change an individual's choice. Things would be different if now we knew she had been bumped off by one mainstream political body or another. Loons sing their own tunes. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-9-12 6:55:10 PM |
| #4 Peaktalk posted this: The brutal and violent death of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh in a Stockholm department store brings back some memories of the killing of Pim Fortuyn in The Netherlands last year. It is interesting to note that it now emerges that Lindh had received some very serious threatening mail and e-mail in the weeks leading up to her death and it beckons the question, as it did in the Fortuyn case: why was she not given more protection? Apparently in Sweden only the King and the Prime-Minister get government bodyguards, but especially in view of the violent death of Swedish Prime-Minister Olof Palme in 1986 one would have thought that security would extend to more than just one cabinet member. Imagine Colin Powell getting stabbed while shopping at his local Wal-Mart. Her death comes shortly before a referendum on Sunday which should decide whether the Swedes want to abandon their currency in favor of the Euro. If her death (she was stabbed to death, no arrests have been made) was somehow related to this referendum the perpetrators could come both from the right (opposing Mrs. Lindhâs pro-Euro stance), but they could equally come from the far-left, interpreting the adoption of the Euro as a pro-business and pro-globalization move. On the other hand it could be a deranged nut, but I doubt that given the timing of the murder. Letâs see what the impact will be on Sundayâs referendum. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-9-12 5:33:26 PM |
| #3 "Whenever they fail to identify the race of the perp I start to assume the person was Moslem." You mean when they fail to identify the religion of the perp? :-) |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2003-9-12 5:29:56 PM |
| #2 Investigators hope that the knife used and clothes worn by the killer, both of which have been found, will yield vital clues that will lead to his apprehension. Maybe they should add ânakedâ to the description, it might help. |
| Posted by: The Kid 2003-9-12 2:16:51 PM |
| #1 Whenever they fail to identify the race of the perp I start to assume the person was Moslem. Anyone have any info that might disprove my assumption. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-9-12 12:40:33 PM |