Swedish police said today they have no main suspect for the murder of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, but are checking on a number of known criminals they want to question in connection with her brutal stabbing.

Police were stepping up the search for the killer of Sweden’s foreign minister Anna Lindh, as the stunned nation debated its open security policies for government officials.

Anna Lindh’s murder as she was shopping unguarded in a Stockholm department store, today evoked harsh criticism of Sweden’s security policy for government officials.

A Swedish prosecutor will decide on Monday whether a man suspected of planning to hijack a London-bound airliner last month will remain in custody or be released pending further investigation.

A Swede, arrested as he attempted to board a London-bound Ryanair flight with a gun in his hand luggage, is to remain in custody while prosecutors investigate charges he planned to hijack the airliner.