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A man is killed and a woman is injured in a shooting at the Emporia shopping centre in Malmö, Sweden.
2022-08-19

Two teachers are killed by a student during a stabbing attack at a secondary school in Malmö, Sweden. The perpetrator, an 18-year-old boy, is arrested.
2022-03-22

An airplane carrying skydivers crashes in Örebro, Sweden, killing all nine people on board.
2021-07-9

Sweden bans far-right Danish leader Rasmus Paludan from entering the country for two years in response to last night's unrest in the city of Malmö, in which hundreds of Muslim youths clashed with police following the burning of a Quran. Malmö police say his behaviour posed "a threat to the fundamental interests of society".
2020-08-29

Rioting erupts in Malmö, Sweden, following a Quran book burning event by far-right Danish politician Rasmus Paludan in the city. Police say as many as 300 people gathered to protest the anti-Islam activities, which then became violent as protesters set fires and attacked police.
2020-08-28

The United Nations special rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, accuses the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden of "ganging up" on Julian Assange and subjecting him to "psychological torture" and "collective persecution" after spending seven years living inside London's Ecuadorian Embassy.
2019-06-1

Sweden's terror threat level is raised to 'high' for the first time in history, as national security service "Säpo" says that police are hunting a suspected terrorist.
2015-11-18

Swedish comedian and television host Petra Mede is announced as presenter for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö.
2013-01-28

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange loses his appeal in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom against extradition to Sweden on rape charges.
2012-05-30

Israel expels Riksdag member Mehmet Kaplan, a veteran of the Gaza flotilla raid, moments after his arrival, claiming he had "failed to follow procedure". Ex-Israeli artist Dror Feiler, who is also currently based in Sweden, is expelled with him.
2010-11-7