Sweden hunts for Russian sub in its waters

Sweden hunts for Russian sub in its waters
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Sweden's military said Sunday that it was investigating "foreign underwater activity" that was believed to be a Russian submarine that had entered the country's waters without permission. Swedish media reported that the military had intercepted a message from a Russian mini-sub that appeared to have run into trouble in the Scandinavian nation's territorial waters, but Russia said none of its vessels were facing any emergency situations. Read more at The Sydney Morning Herald.

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Harold Maass

Harold Maass is a contributing editor at TheWeek.com. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 launch of the U.S. print edition. Harold has worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, Fox News, and ABC News. For several years, he wrote a daily round-up of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance. He lives in North Carolina with his wife and two sons.