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Stockholm Bus Crash Kills Three as German Police Advance Separate Violent-Crime Probes

Police signal rapid investigative steps from Stockholm to Germany after Friday’s emergencies.

Overview

  • Stockholm police say three people died and three were injured after a double-decker bus hit a bus stop near Tekniska Högskolan; the driver was detained and a negligent-homicide investigation is underway with no indication of terrorism reported.
  • Berlin investigators arrested a second suspect, 23, in the October 22 Aldi parking-lot shooting after earlier detaining a 24-year-old found with a loaded firearm; both cases remain under review by a homicide unit.
  • Frankfurt authorities arrested three 19-year-olds over the November 8 Zeil stabbing that left a victim with severe wounds, and they are being investigated on suspicion of attempted homicide.
  • In Bad Kleinen, a 37-year-old suspect was detained after a fatal stabbing at a fast-food outlet; prosecutors requested his preliminary psychiatric confinement, citing indications of diminished responsibility.
  • Heilbronn prosecutors searched the Stuttgart public prosecutor’s offices and private homes in a leaks probe tied to a May shooting case, placing one justice employee and two alleged instigators in custody.