3 jailed over official's death

Stockholm - Three young Swedes linked to neoNazi groups were jailed yesterday for aiding and abetting the murder of a left-wing…

Stockholm - Three young Swedes linked to neoNazi groups were jailed yesterday for aiding and abetting the murder of a left-wing trade unionist.

Stockholm District Court ruled that the three men could not be convicted on the main charge of murder as it was not clear who had actually shot Mr Bjorn Soderberg at his home last October.

Two of the men, aged 23 and 24, were jailed for six years each while the third defendant, aged 21, received 4 1/2 years. None of the defendants was named.

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