Swedish police nab 'quiet loner' suspected of sniper rampage

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07.11.2010

Swedish police said Sunday they have arrested a 38-year-old man suspected of a year-long sniper rampage targeting immigrants in the country's third-largest city.

Investigators in the southern city of Malmo gave few details of the apprehension, but said the man is accused of murdering one and attempting to kill seven others since October 2009.

Investigators said the man was Swedish, held a gun license and had no criminal record.

The victims were nearly all of immigrant background and were targeted at locations such as bus stops, in their cars and even through the window of a gymnasium.