Sweden needs to increase its security, prime minister says

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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks at a press conference after meeting of the National Security Council, to discuss gang crime and domestic security, in Stockholm, Sweden October 12, 2023. TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery via REUTERS/File Photo

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks at a press conference after meeting of the National Security Council, to discuss gang crime and domestic security, in Stockholm, Sweden October 12, 2023. TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery via REUTERS/File Photo

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COPENHAGEN - Sweden and the European Union need better border controls, and Sweden needs to increase its own security, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a press conference on Tuesday after a gunman late on Monday killed two Swedes in Brussels.

"I understand that many Swedes are afraid and angry," Kristersson said, adding: "this is a time for more security, we can't be naive." REUTERS

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