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The Roda Sten art exhibition, center foreground, in Goteborg, Sweden, with the Gota Alv river and the oil terminal on the opposite bank seen Sunday Sept. 11, 2011. Swedish police arrested four people on suspicion of preparing a terror attack and evacuated an arts center in Sweden's second largest city on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, officials said Sunday. The four were arrested in the west coast city of Goteborg and were suspected of plotting terrorism. (AP Photo/Adam Ihse / SCANPIX)

Swedish police arrest 4 terror suspects

STOCKHOLM -- Swedish police arrested four people on suspicion of preparing a terror attack and evacuated an arts center in the country's second largest city, security officials said Sunday.

The four were arrested in the west coast city of Goteborg and were suspected of plotting terrorism, security service spokeswoman Sara Kvarnstrom said. She declined to give details on the arrests and wouldn't say whether they were linked to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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In this Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, file picture founder of the WikiLeaks website, Julian Assange, speaks during a press conference in London. A Swedish prosecutor has asked for a court order to detain Assange for questioning on suspicions of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion.

Sweden to issue warrant for Assange

STOCKHOLM -- Swedish prosecutors said they will seek an international arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after a court approved their request Thursday to detain him for questioning in a rape case.

The Australian is suspected of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion in an investigation that stems from his encounters with two women during a visit to Sweden in August.

Ex-UEFA boss: Game is for humans, not robots

STOCKHOLM -- Former UEFA president Lennart Johansson believes goal-line technology has no place in soccer, saying the game is for "humans and not for robots."

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