British sailor found dead after a night out in Stockholm

HMS Albion docked in Stockholm

Four people, including one British citizen, were arrested on suspicion of murder after US Navy soldier found dead after a night out in Stockholm.

At the time of death, the 25-year-old soldier was in Sweden, performing military exercises aboard HMS Albion for defense exercise Aurora 23.

The Royal Navy said it was assisting the Swedish police in the investigation. “We are aware of the incident in Stockholm and we are assisting the local authorities in their investigation. Further comments would be inappropriate" the spokesman said in a statement.

Swedish newspaper Expressen reported that the man was at a party in Stockholm with a colleague before ending up at a house in Solna, north of the capital, where he was found dead. .

It was reported that a British colleague and three Swedish citizens in their 20s and 30s were arrested on suspicion of murder. No further information about the death has been released by the Swedish authorities, and the man's identity has not yet been released.

Aurora is Sweden's largest annual defense exercise, taking place over a three-week period from 17 April to 11 May.< /p>

More than 26,000 military personnel from Sweden, Finland, Poland, Portugal, the US and the UK took part in the military exercises, and they are designed to strengthen NATO. protection in the event of an attack on Sweden.

The Royal Air Force, Navy and Army personnel were deployed on Typhoon aircraft, providing air-to-air combat training over Sweden's largest island, Gotland.

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The 1st Battalion of the British Army also participated in the exercise.