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Senior Swedish military official arrested

A Swedish man who has held several key positions in the Swedish Armed Forces and a link to the intelligence service has been arrested by the Swedish Security Police (SÄPO), according to the Swedish media Expressen. The case is surrounded with mystery and silence from those involved in the case. The man’s wife has also been arrested. The two are suspected of gross and unauthorized handling of secret information, Expressen writes. The media suggests that at issue is a crime against national security. Both suspects are being held in solitary confinement in separate cells. According to Expressen, they are not allowed to watch television, listen to the radio or communicate with the outside world in the form of letters. /ritzau/TT/