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Police officers in Gotland arrest a suspect
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A woman has been killed in a knife attack on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.
As the Swedish police announced on Wednesday, the approximately 60-year-old was stabbed in the city of Visby at lunchtime and succumbed to her injuries.
Investigators said they arrested a 33-year-old man.
'I am sorry to report that a woman has died from her injuries,' said Gotland Police Chief Fredrik Persson.
The 33-year-old was arrested shortly after the incident.
The police chief declined to comment on a possible motive for the perpetrator.
However, the police assume that the attack was not related to the Almedalen week.
This is the annual meeting at the beginning of July in Visby with leading representatives from politics and business in Sweden.
The newspaper "Expressen" reported that the suspect allegedly had connections to the neo-Nazi group NMR.
"Daily Aftonbladet" also reported suspected links to a neo-Nazi group.
However, this has not been officially confirmed.
Police Chief Persson said a number of questions arose.
After all, the attack took place at midday in the city center on a well-known square, where many people were at that time.
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