Johannes Natland was due to carry out a shooting on behalf of a Swedish criminal group, trial hears.
A surge in gang-related shootings and bombings over the last decade, dozens of which were carried out by minors, has set Sweden apart from its European peers and left authorities an urgent problem: what to do with children who kill. The government, in power since 2022 and heading into a tight election in September where crime is a key issue, says the softly-softly approach of the past has failed and it is time to get tough by sending children aged under 15 to prison rather than into social...
The attacks by gunmen come as the government continues a drive to crack down on organised crime.
People in Cite Soleil neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince protest as gang violence shuts hospitals and displaces hundreds.
Renewed clashes between rival gangs in Port-au-Prince have forced hundreds to flee their homes.
Aid group Doctors Without Borders suspends hospital operations because of safety concerns following gunfire.