Swedish minister dies after being stabbed!

[Kurt Angle]

Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh has died in hospital from stab wounds inflicted while she was shopping in a department store in the centre of Stockholm.
Mrs Lindh, who suffered wounds to the chest, stomach and arms in the attack, spent most of the night in surgery as doctors tried unsuccessfully to save her life.

"During the operation it was confirmed that there was severe internal bleeding from a wound to the liver and several large blood vessels in the abdomen," a hospital statement said.

Mrs Lindh, a prominent figure in the pro-European currency campaign in Sweden and one of the country\'s most popular politicians, was attacked by an unknown assailant.



I hope they catch the guy:(

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3098834.stm

Yeah heard the news on my radio nt the bus in to work.

Very shocking news indeed.


Didn\'t realise till today how open to the public Swedish MP\'s are.

Its typical, the only politican I really like (because she said what she thought, and didnt try to hide it like others) gets murured..

I hope they get that ****er soon, he\'s hunted in the whole country.

fastson, was it due to the opinion of this woman about the euro?

Originally posted by Seed_Of_Evil
fastson, was it due to the opinion of this woman about the euro?

Do one knows yet..

It could be or it could of been the just the act of someone Mentally unstable.

that would really suck.

dying for a random, stupid reason like that.

Last I heard the Police still think that it could be a random attack but they are not rulling it out that it would have a motive. They have are still sifting through security camera\'s to get a better idea of what happen.

Also the level of public out cry is huge...

Whats it like Fastson ?.... I am hearing reports of Vigils at both the parliament building and the store where it happened.

Well, I heard that this woman was one of the best defensor of the euro in Sweden.. so I thought so.

[Kurt Angle]

The sad and shocking thing for me is that yesterday the news reports said her injuries were not severe or life threatening. This morning this all changes as we find out she was in the operating theatre for 14 hours while the surgeons battled to save her life.

What a bad day this has been.. First Anna Lindh dies, then they find the body of the 16 year old missing girl (Nathalie Rönnqvist) and if that wasnt enough some lunatic grabs a 5 year old kid and kills her.

11 September is truly evil.

 

fastson, was it due to the opinion of this woman about the euro?

Like ooseven said, we don’t know. We have very little information on the motives of the murderer.

Last I heard the Police still think that it could be a random attack but they are not rulling it out that it would have a motive. They have are still sifting through security camera\'s to get a better idea of what happen.

They have excluded that it was a purse snatcher gone bad, like the first reports said. They suspect he might have followed her there and then attacked. They think he worked alone.

Right now they need more witnesses on what happened before and after the attack.
The guy just mystically disappeared after the attack, they have no clue where he went.

But they have found the weapon and some clothes from the guy, they are looking for prints and DNA samples... If they get prints they have a very good chance of identifying him as we have a huge record on fingerprints. Lets hope he left something behind.

Also the level of public out cry is huge...

Yes, people are blaiming SÄPO (Säkerhetspolisen/ Security Police) for not forcing bodyguards on her (they didn’t even consider bodyguards..).

And people fear the Police will **** up the investigation like they did during the Palme murder.

Whats it like Fastson ?.... I am hearing reports of Vigils at both the parliament building and the store where it happened.

They have those all over the place, in the parliament, the hometown of Lindh and so on.
Also there is a huge mountain of flowers outside of the store and the Riksdag/Parliament.

They also held a memorial thingy in the church.. Everyone was there, the PM, party leaders, King, Queen and so on.


Olof Palme (1986) and Anna Lindh (2003), both assassinated.



Here are some more pictures: http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/special/bildspel/visa/nyheter/0,4542,743,00.html

[Kurt Angle]

Good post Fastson

Here is the latest info (in english)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3101246.stm

Hmm, I just heard on TV4 that the Police has arrested a man that fits the description.. He was acting very aggressive when they caught him.

Lets hope they got the right man!

EDIT: It was not the right man.. He matched the description, but the police checked his whereabouts during the attack and he was in the drunk cell during that time.

Very sad.


So there are debates in Europe on using euros? Sorry if I seem ignorant.

It is the second politicla murder in Sweden i na period of 17 years, that is a very high number.

What is happening to our country?

Butterface.

Maybe the guy will get the chair. Do you guys do that over there?

Maybe a nice booting is in order. One kick, with a normal shoe, possibly a wingtip.