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Two policemen and the artist Lars Vilks, 75, have died after colliding head-on with a truck.
At 12 o’clock the police held a minute of silence throughout the country – and gathered on Stortorget in Malmö hundreds of colleagues.
– We are strong together and we can do most things. We have each other, says Petra Stenkula, police area manager in Malmö.
The deceased police officers have also been widely praised on social media.
Early on Sunday afternoon, two police officers and the artist Lars Vilks, 75, collided with a truck on the E4 outside Markaryd. All three died.
At 12.00 on Monday, thousands of police officers in Sweden held a minute of silence for their deceased colleagues. Hundreds gathered at Stortorget in Malmö.
– It is heavy and sad. It is a day for reflection and focus on our mission. But it is also a day when you have to be sad and be human. Not least for those who have lost their loved ones, says Petra Stenkula, chief of police in Malmö.
She also wants to direct a sharp appeal to her colleagues around the country.
– We are strong together and together we can do most things. We have each other. This is the ultimate price you can pay as a police officer, says Petra Stenkula.
Petra Stenkula also tells more about the deceased police officers – who they were.
– They are two experienced police officers, worked in personal protection for a long time. They were well trained, well educated and attended many events. They worked very close to Lars Vilks and came from an assignment and were on their way back to Skåne.
Nadim Ghazale works as a policeman in Borås.
Photo: HANNA BRUNLÖF WINDELL
Mats Karlsson is unit manager at the police in Police Region South
Photo: FRITZ SCHIBLI
Police Viktor Adolphson runs Twitter- account ”YB Södermalm.
Photo: CORNELIA NORDSTRÖM
Stefan Sintéus, Chief of Police.
Photo: Fritz Schibli
Reactions on Twitter The fatal accident has created a massive commitment on social media – which testifies that the whole of Police Sweden is in mourning. The fatal accident occurred just a few months after the police murder in Gothenburg this summer. On June 30, Andreas Danman was shot dead in Biskopsgården on Hisingen.
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What the hell. Not again ”, ![]()
writes police Viktor Adolphson, better known as“ YB Södermalm ”, on Twitter
and continues:” This is starting to be a really lousy year for the blues. Rest in peace colleagues. And the person you protected. ”
Mats Karlsson is unit manager at the police in the police region South. He shares his feelings after the fatal accident on Twitter . )
” Two more colleagues who died in the service. It is difficult to accept that people you meet from time to time will no longer be among us. Rest in peace ”, he writes.
The National Police Chief Andreas Thornberg has also commented on the fatal accident on the police website.
– It is with dismay and great sadness that I received the message that our two colleagues and our security guard died this afternoon. My thoughts go to relatives, families, friends and co-workers. I am also in contact with the police region South to make sure that they get the support they need at the moment, comments National Police Chief Anders Thornberg on the police website.
Lena Nitz is the chairman of the Police Association,.
Photo: PETER JÖNSSON
Sophia Willander is elected representative of the Swedish Police Confederation
Photo: Pernille Tofte / © Photographer Pernille Tofte www.pernilletof
“Shock and dismay”
Another of those who shows their grief is the celebrity police officer Nadim Ghazale from Borås. He is known as a lecturer and debater – among other things in the TV programs Veckans Brott and Min Sanning.
“Oh my God ”, he writes on his Instagram story.
The police union, Polisförbundet, has also shared its reactions to the fact that two police officers died quickly on Sunday.
” Shock and dismay with us in the south. My thoughts go to family and friends. Rest in peace ”, writes Sophia Willander, elected representative of the Police Association, on Twitter – followed by three hearts .
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