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Stockholm syndrome is a proposed condition or theory that tries to explain why hostages sometimes develop a psychological bond with their captors. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Stockholm syndrome is a "contested illness" due to doubts about the legitimacy of the condition.
The Norrmalmstorg robbery was a bank robbery and hostage crisis that occurred at the Norrmalmstorg Square in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 1973 and was the first crime in Sweden to be covered by live television. It is best known as the origin of the term Stockholm syndrome. [1]
He then entered Kreditbanken with a submachine gun [7] under his jacket [1] and took four people hostage, demanding that Clark Olofsson be brought to him [5] along with 3 million Swedish krona. [7] Olofsson was a repeat offender who had committed several armed robberies and acts of violence, the first at the age of 16. [ 8 ]
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The details of the motive behind the shooting are being investigated
On Sept. 22, two people were killed and two wounded when a gunman opened fire in a crowded bar northwest of Stockholm. One of the dead, a 20-year-old man, was the shooter's likely target, police ...
Riots occurred two weeks before the announcement of the verdict, resulting in two schools and a Red Cross centre being set on fire. [36] In 2007, a memorial service was held for the killed hijackers, which around 600 people attended. [37] According to official sources, six of the hijackers were killed by bullets shot at the train from a distance.
Nils Johan Artur Bejerot (September 21, 1921 – November 29, 1988) was a Swedish psychiatrist and criminologist best known for his work on drug abuse and for coining the phrase Stockholm syndrome. [1] Bejerot was one of the top drug abuse researchers in Sweden.