Posted on 12/13/2017 7:08:38 AM PST by NorseViking
A Russian ambulance spotted in central Stockholm sparked far-fetched fears on Twitter that the city might be undergoing an invasion.
The ambulance, a good 865 kilometers from the Russian border, was first noticed by local Måns Jonasson when it stopped to help a sick man in Stockholm's Södermalm district.
To the great surprise of passers-by, the ambulance had Russian plates and inscriptions, and its Russian-speaking personnel wore uniforms with Russian script.
Swedes have a perennial fear of "Russian invasion," and the unexpected guest – although benevolent – played into their anxiety.
While some who responded to Jonasson's tweet guessed a film was being shot in the neighborhood, most claimed the vehicle was sent by the Russian embassy.
Stockholm police showed special interest in the case, but they too were stumped by the apparent detour, according to daily tabloid Aftonbladet.
"Nobody seems to know," said policeman Victor Adolphson.
The strange sighting was later explained by the head physician at the ambulance's private medical center in St. Petersburg.
The vehicle had been sent to fetch a Russian citizen injured during a work trip to the capital city, Mikhail Dzalagonia clarified.
The vehicle had stopped to assist the sick man after being flagged down by locals.
"Our doctors provided him first aid before the arrival of their Swedish colleagues," Dzalagonia told the Russian agency RIA Novosti.
Jonasson, the man who sparked the Twitter flurry, later sent a tweet to his Russian neighbors, absolving himself.
"I didn't think there was anything nefarious about a Russian ambulance in Stockholm, I was just curious as I've never seen a foreign ambulance here," he wrote, adding that the incident was not "an example of Swedish Russophobia."
He concluded by stating his love for vodka and Alfred Schnittke.
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Unless the Russian Army is using ambulances for their troop carriers I wouldn’t worry too much over this.......................
Sweden is being invaded alright, but it ain’t by Russians.
You ignorant Swedes. You have nothing to fear from Russians. You have everything to fear from savages who are invading your country.
wrong turn at Albuquerque ?
France would have promptly surrendered...
Hey, Swede IDIOTS.
You have ALREADY been invaded and are COOPERATING with the Invaders.
And they are not RUSSIANS!!!
Oh. Vodka and Alfred Schnittke. The keys to loving Russians.
Swedes are afraid of a Russian invasion but don’t seem to be concerned about the moslem invasion that’s currently in progress. Go figure.
Why would Russia want a country filled with Somalis, Afghanis and Syrians?
Look before you leap. Bless the media.
"Russia" was no longer a concern - for the duration of the communist usurper's reign - but it's a concern again. The Left lies whenever it advances their agenda.
Maybe a Swedish female got muzzie-raped and figured a Russian ambulance would help her faster?
They’re being invaded by Islamic destroyers...and they’re worried about Russians??
Sweden invaded by Russia?
Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.
Being worried with a real thing is obviously racist.
“Why would Russia want a country filled with Somalis, Afghanis and Syrians?”
Syria’s wrapping up; they need a new proving ground.
Now a days, perhaps a Russian invasion, might be preferable to the Islamic invasion they are currently experiencing.
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