‘British serviceman among 4 arrested after colleague found dead in Sweden’

A British serviceman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a colleague died during celebrations marking the end of a military exercise in Sweden last week, according to reports.

Three Swedes were also reportedly arrested after the victim, a 25-year-old sailor with HMS Albion, died in Solna, north-west of Stockholm, after a night out in the Swedish capital.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said: “We are aware of an incident in Stockholm and we are assisting local authorities.”

Swedish officials are not revealing further details about what happened.

The exercise called Aurora 23 involved the RAF and Army among more than 26,000 personnel from 15 nations.

The Expressen newspaper said the three Swedish citizens who were arrested are all in their 20s and 30s.