Three people were killed in a shooting outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, with at least two of those killed suspected perpetrators and two police officers injured, according to reports. The consulate has been closed for several years, and it is unclear whether it was the target, reports indicate. The exact cause or motive behind the shooting remains unknown.
In Sweden, Storm Dave prevented fishing boats from going out to sea, coinciding with the Easter holiday and causing a shortage of fresh shrimp at the Gothenburg fish auction. According to SVT Väst, Roger Thilander described the impact as particularly severe on a day when no shrimp were sold, with the last sale occurring the previous Thursday. Fresh shrimp returned to the city on Wednesday morning, according to an official, but shrimp are now more expensive than usual, though how much more expensive is not specified.
Especially a day like this, where we haven't sold any shrimp. The last time we sold was last Thursday.
A suspicious dangerous object was found in a plastic bag at the intersection of Skeppsbron and Carlsgatan in Malmö, prompting police to cordon off the area and dispatch the national bomb squad, according to authorities. Police have examined the object and assess it to be sharp but harmless, authorities say, but the nature and origin of the object remain unknown. An Important Public Message was issued, with the area between Jörgen Kocksgatan and Neptunigatan cordoned off, and police urging residents to stay indoors and away from windows, according to reports.
During the Easter holiday period in Sweden, a woman in her 25s died after an accident on road 583 outside Söderhamn due to extreme slipperiness on Easter Eve, with relatives notified, according to reports. Another person, a woman in her 60s, also died in the accident, reports indicate.
Mojtaba Khamenei is being cared for in Qom in serious condition and cannot be involved in any decisions from the regime's side.
Cross-border drone attacks in Ukraine and Russia claimed civilian lives, with an eleven-year-old boy killed in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine when a house caught fire after being damaged in a Russian drone attack during the night to Tuesday, and five other people injured, according to reports. In the Vladimir region of Russia, two adults and their son were killed in a drone attack that hit a residential house, and a five-year-old girl in the family is reportedly receiving hospital care for burn injuries, reports say.
Telephone system disruptions are affecting healthcare access across multiple Swedish regions, with problems reaching hospital clinics and health centers due to issues with the TeleQ system. According to TeleQ, calls from Telia and Tele2 are not working as they should, affecting regions including Kronoberg, Örebro län, Halland, Norrbotten, and Sörmland. The expected duration and resolution of these disruptions are unknown.
In Iran, the recently appointed religious leader Mojtaba Khamenei was seriously injured in an attack that also killed his father, according to The Times. The leader is unconscious and receiving medical care in the city of Qom in Iran, with The Times reporting that he is being cared for in serious condition and cannot be involved in any decisions from the regime's side. His current condition and prognosis are not confirmed.