Swedish finance minister attacked near government offices

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Swedish finance minister attacked near government offices

http://www.thelocal.se/19840/20090603/

Borg attacked near government offices

Published: 3 Jun 09 08:03 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/19840/20090603/

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Swedish finance minister Anders Borg was attacked by an unknown man in the garage of the government offices in central Stockholm.

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According to the Aftonbladet newspaper, Borg entered the garage unaccompanied by body guards to meet a car he had ordered from the government's motor pool to take him to a meeting.

Upon entering the garage, which is connected to a loading dock and thus accessible to the general public, an unknown man rushed up to Borg and attempted to attack him.

But before the man reached the finance minister, a driver from the government's motor pool intervened, protecting Borg from any physical harm.

The Swedish Security Service (Säpo), which supplies body guards to government ministers, is reviewing the incident, which took place several days ago.

"We've assessed the incident and changed our routines. What happened won't happen again," said Säpo spokesperson Patrik Peter to Aftonbladet.

The man who approached Borg has not been charged with any crime.

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