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Thursday, October 23, 2014

More sightings of mystery sub; Sweden warns use of force

HMS StockholmSweden's armed forces chief warned Tuesday, October 21, it could use force to bring to the surface a suspected Russian mini-submarine its navy has been hunting for days as two new sightings of the vessel were revealed.

The new "observations" of the supposed "foreign" submarine were made on Monday, October 20, rear admiral Anders Grenstad said, after the country's top military commander declared it was ready to use "armed force" to bring the mystery vessel to the surface.

Battleships, minesweepers, helicopters and more than 200 troops have scoured an area about 30 to 60 km (20 to 40 miles) from the Swedish capital since Friday, October 17, following reports of a "man-made object" in the water.

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