The following news story from Sweden describes the arrest of a “Swede” in Barcelona on suspicion of murder and robbery. There’s no indication that the alleged perp is a culture-enricher in this or other media reports about the case. However, you’ll notice a sly hint at the ethnicity of the suspect: he’s referred to as a “Swedish citizen”. In other words, he’s as much Swedish as Mullah Krekar is Norwegian. If he had been a blond-haired blue-eyed fellow named Sven or Erik, you can bet he would have been identified as a “Swede”.
Many thanks to FouseSquawk for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling:
Video transcript:
| 00:00 | Here the Swedish citizen who is suspected of two murders | |
| 00:04 | and a brutal robbery in Barcelona is arrested, | |
| 00:07 | and these pictures from Spanish media show how the man fled | |
| 00:12 | from the burning apartment after one of the suspected murders. | |
| 00:17 | It was on Monday afternoon when a fire broke out in an apartment in central Barcelona, Spain. | |
| 00:22 | As the fire spread, passers-by could see how the man, | |
| 00:25 | dressed in shorts, jumped from the burning residence via the balcony. | |
| 00:29 | The man landed on the street unhurt, but another man was found dead in the apartment. | |
| 00:35 | And shortly after rescue services and police were called to the apartment fire, | |
| 00:38 | a new alarm came in from the same district. A man in his 50s | |
| 00:41 | was stabbed in the chest with a knife in connection with a robbery, | |
| 00:44 | and that was when the suspect could be arrested. | |
| 00:48 | But it didn’t end there, because a third crime is linked to the 29-year-old. | |
| 00:52 | According to the newspaper El Pais a woman was found dead just 600 meters from the apartment, | |
| 00:56 | and it was initially assumed that the cause of death was a traffic accident. But when | |
| 01:01 | the other incident was discovered, a murder investigation was launched regarding the woman’s death. | |
| 01:05 | According to El Caso, the man also had many of the woman’s possessions when he was arrested. | |
| 01:10 | UD has confirmed that a Swedish man in his 30s was arrested in Spain | |
| 01:14 | and that the Swedish ambassador in Madrid will be following the matter. |
“Swedish Citizen” – White guy named Bjorn?
“the Swedish ambassador in Madrid will be following the matter.” Oh, that’s nice.
The news reader in this episode has a tone like, “Let me explain how I prefer Snuggle Dryer Sheets when I do my laundry.”
Should be an EU citizen.