According to the French Ministry of Defense, a drone was detected on February 25 and handled by the Swedish forces involved in the security arrangements, more than 10 kilometers from the aircraft carrier. The Swedish Armed Forces stated that a vessel from the Swedish Navy observed a suspected drone during ongoing sea patrols in Öresund. In connection with the observation, the Swedish Armed Forces took countermeasures to disrupt the suspected drone.
After that, contact with the drone was lost. Separately, a large number of frauds and attempted frauds were reported to the police in Stockholm during Wednesday afternoon and evening. The frauds involved both SMS or phone scams and physical visits to homes.
Maryam Zafaranlou, group manager at the Fraud Section in the Stockholm region, said there were about 25 reports in the last 24 hours where scammers claimed to be calling from a care company. Zafaranlou noted this is an unusually high number of reports. Almost all reports concern crimes in Stockholm municipality, targeting victims mainly in their 80s and older.
The police urge the public not to let strangers in and not to call the numbers provided in SMS. In other news, a stomach flu outbreak has affected a school in Kungsbacka. About 35% of the approximately 600 students are absent, and about 10% of the staff also appear to have fallen ill.
The school principals have been in contact with the Infection Control Agency, which says it is not currently relevant to close the school. Elsewhere, a large fire has broken out in a family residence north of Hellevik. The rescue service reports that the fire is fully developed, with flames shooting through the roof of the house.
The rescue service has personnel on site from three stations, and road 123 has been closed in both directions. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is being questioned by a congressional committee about her contacts with the deceased, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In an opening statement, Clinton demands that current President Donald Trump also be called to testify. The questioning by the House Oversight Committee takes place behind closed doors on Thursday. Clinton is being questioned in Chappaqua in New York state, where she and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have a property.
According to NBC News, Bill Clinton is in turn being questioned on Friday. The conversation is being recorded on video but is not intended to be made public. S.
takes over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council on Monday, marking the first time an American first lady will lead a meeting in the council. S. president has been a vocal critic of the UN since his first term in the White House but now seems to have adopted a more conciliatory tone.