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Tjörn Bridge closed due to bomb threat, suspect arrested in Stenungsund

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  • Tjörn Bridge closed after bomb threat, suspect arrested in Stenungsund on Wednesday evening.
  • Incident highlights ongoing security concerns and police response to threats in the region.
  • Bridge reopened early Thursday, with investigation continuing into the threat.

According to police, the Tjörn Bridge was closed in both directions due to a bomb threat. Duty officer Morten Gunneng told GP, 'Right now, the Tjörn Bridge is closed in both directions after we received a bomb threat. ' The call reached the police around 10 PM.

The man who called in was later arrested at an address in Stenungsund. The crime classification is threat against a group, but more classifications may be added. The bridge reopened for traffic just after 00:30.

In a separate incident, police and rescue services are on site after an alarm about an explosion in Lundby, Gothenburg. The alarm came at a quarter past eleven on Thursday evening. The rescue service does not want to comment on the incident beyond that they are cooperating with the police.

S. President Donald Trump has fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Trump announced the firing in a new post on Truth Social where he thanked Kristi for her service at Homeland.

Right now, the Tjörn Bridge is closed in both directions after we received a bomb threat. We are currently investigating the site and securing the area, said Morten Gunneng, duty officer at the police, to GP, on Wednesday evening.

Morten Gunneng, Duty officer at the police

' She will be succeeded by Markwayne Mullin on March 31. Noem will now become a special envoy for a newly launched agency called The Shield of the Americas. Trump calls the agency a new security initiative for the Western Hemisphere.

Wall Street Journal recently reported that the firing was underway, citing sources. It has long been reported that Trump is dissatisfied with Kristi Noem's performance. Examples of dissatisfaction include her handling of mass protests in Minnesota and ICE shootings of two demonstrators.

A more recent example that angered Trump is Noem's defiant attitude during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, according to WSJ sources. , because she highlighted herself. During the Senate hearing, Noem stated that Trump had given the green light for the campaign, which he denies, according to WSJ sources.

Additionally, a woman is charged for a fatal accident on E14 outside Sundsvall. In the accident, two people died and two were injured. The woman, who is in her 50s, is charged with causing another's death, causing bodily harm, and negligence in traffic.

In this situation, I cannot go into what deficiencies it concerns. But we received a complaint from the public and considered that there were grounds to conduct an inspection. During the inspection

Unnamed official, Representative from the County Administrative Board

The accident occurred at the end of June 2024 when a passenger car and a minibus collided. According to the indictment, the woman, who drove the passenger car, drove erratically and in the wrong lane. ' A woman and a man died in the accident.

Two additional people were injured. The accused woman denies the crime. Furthermore, earlier on Thursday, there was a fire in a basement in an apartment building in Luleå.

A woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance but has now died from her injuries. It is currently unclear how the fire started. The police have started an investigation regarding arson after the incident.

Relatives have been notified. Also, Kolmården is receiving criticism from the County Administrative Board of Östergötland after an unannounced inspection where deficiencies in animal husbandry were discovered at the zoo's dolphinarium. The inspection was conducted after reports that the water quality was so poor that the dolphins could develop health problems.

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