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Stabbing of Jewish woman in Helsingborg not considered a hate crime, Swedish police say

A male suspect in his 30s was arrested in Denmark following Tuesday morning's knife attack

May 15, 2019 17:50
Police cordoned off the scene of the attack in Helsingborg

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An knife attack in Sweden in which a Jewish woman was stabbed multiple times does not appear to be a hate crime, police hae said.

A male suspect in his 30s was arrested in nearby Denmark following the attack on the woman, a member of the community in Helsingborg, on Tuesday morning.

Officers cordoned off the street where the attack took place and stepped up security in Jewish parts of the town as they investigated a possible antisemitic motive.

But a police spokeswoman later told Swedish broadcaster SVT that the man and woman did not appear to previously known each other and that officials were not treating the incident as a hate crime.