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Into History.

com. It's February 28th, 1986 in the Swedish capital Stockholm.

It's February 28th, 1986 in the Swedish capital, Stockholm.

It's almost midnight in the heart of the city,

but lights still shine from shop windows lending the freezing sidewalks a soft glow.

A man and woman in their 50s walk arm and arm past the lit storefronts.

They've just been to see a movie with their son and his girlfriend

and they're on their way home to their apartment in the city.

As they make their way to the metro station, they tread carefully.

It would be easy to slip.

The paving stones are covered in grimy ice and snow. But as they round a corner, they hear quick footsteps behind them. Before they can turn around,

a man collapses to the ground, shot in the back.

The second bullet grazes his wife,

and as she falls to her knees,

she catches a glimpse of the assailant who sprints away

and disappears down a side street into the darkness.

The woman cries out for help.

Soon, passers-by gather around.

They stare in shock at the sight before them.

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