[QUOTE]Three Swedes visiting [URL="http://www.thelocal.se/tag/zurich"]Zurich[/URL] were shocked when local police pulled over their black [URL="http://www.thelocal.se/tag/volvo"]Volvo[/URL] station wagons and arrested them at gunpoint.
The incident occurred on early Thursday afternoon when city police received information that “dangerous people” were in the cars, Zurich city police spokesman Marto Cortesi told The Local.
“We had some information about two cars and three people,” Cortesi said.
“We had some information that dangerous people were in these cars.”
Cortesi said he could not go into details about what specific danger was suspected but he said city and cantonal police were jointly involved in the arrest, which he acknowledged was “a mistake”.
Witnesses told Swiss news website 20 Minuten that at least 10 officers surrounded the vehicles wielding guns, including a machine gun.
“Then the men were dragged out and handcuffed,” an onlooker told the newspaper.
“The action was indeed spectacular but the arrests happened quietly,” another witness told 20Minuten.
“The (arrested) men did not resist.”
The Swedes were taken to a local police station but were released after “five minutes,” when police realized the information they had received was false, police spokesman Cortesi told The Local.
A check of the vehicles' registration information revealed the cars were actually registered to Volvo Cars in [URL="http://www.thelocal.se/tag/gothenburg"]Gothenburg[/URL], with company officials catching wind of the mix up.
"Clearly a mistake has been made," Volvo spokesman Stefan Elfström told the Aftonbladet newspaper.
Zurich police apologized to the Swedes, who were tourists visiting Switzerland, he said.
[I]The Local[/I][/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.thelocal.se/47162/20130405/#.UV8Fd1dxxz0[/url]
Thug life
Why does it matter if they were driving Volvos or not?
[QUOTE=XeroG;40172357]Why does it matter if they were driving Volvos or not?[/QUOTE]
They were mistaken for Tanks.
[QUOTE=XeroG;40172357]Why does it matter if they were driving Volvos or not?[/QUOTE]
To prove how Swedish they really are. How would they know these were swede if they were not driving a Swedish car?
[QUOTE=XeroG;40172357]Why does it matter if they were driving Volvos or not?[/QUOTE]
Volvos are the epitome of safety and probably danger's most feared enemy in terms of vehicles.
[QUOTE=Gunner th;40172369]To prove how Swedish they really are. How would they know these were swede if they were not driving a Swedish car?[/QUOTE]
Their Ikea discount cards?
Edit: I am Swedish and I can confirm that every Swede always carries their Ikea card.
[QUOTE=XeroG;40172392]Their Ikea discount cards?
Edit: I am Swedish and I can confirm that every Swede always carries their Ikea card.[/QUOTE]
Is it good to live there?
Seems like its heaven compared to everywhere else.
[QUOTE=dass;40172444]Is it good to live there?
Seems like its heaven compared to everywhere else.[/QUOTE]
Yeah it's quite good in general.
[sp]Don't ask about Malmö, we don't talk about Malmö, if you want to know then I'll tell you that they sell a lot of kebab there.[/sp]
Had they searched the car surely they would have found several dalahästar and meatball paraphernalia
[QUOTE=XeroG;40172357]Why does it matter if they were driving Volvos or not?[/QUOTE]
I checked some more local papers (Gothernburg represent) and the people were Volvo test drivers driving some new models of their SUV XC60 with compurers in the seats and large antennas on the roofs. Some people prbably thought that was slightly odd.
Also, Something i didn't see in the OP source was that there was a third black volvo driving around, which turned out to be Swiss civilian police. Just thought that was funny
Also also it seems the Volvo PR chief is Yoda. A translated quote i saw was "Armed, our engine engineers never are"
[QUOTE=XeroG;40172461]Yeah it's quite good in general.
[sp]Don't ask about Malmö, we don't talk about Malmö, if you want to know then I'll tell you that they sell a lot of kebab there.[/sp][/QUOTE]
I live in Malmö, I like kebab
[QUOTE=deggie;40174872]I live in Malmö, I like kebab[/QUOTE]
I would like a kebab, but nobody nearby sells them.
[QUOTE=XeroG;40172357]Why does it matter if they were driving Volvos or not?[/QUOTE]
Volvos survive everything isn't just something people came up with for a laugh, those things are INSANELY sturdy. Clarkson rammevd a BRICK WALL at 40 MPH in a Volvo that barely worked and did more damage to the wall than his car.
2 tons of swedish steel, not to be messed with. They could seriously cause more damage to a house than to the car.
[QUOTE=deggie;40174872]I live in Malmö, I like kebab[/QUOTE]
You're all part of the Invandrar conspiracy!
Usually a "machine gun" in the media=an assault rifle or smg
[QUOTE=Soup Nazi;40179407]Usually a "machine gun" in the media=an assault rifle or smg[/QUOTE]
and "armed and dangerous" means that the suspect is carrying a paperclip
[QUOTE=Ogris;40174990]Volvos survive everything isn't just something people came up with for a laugh, those things are INSANELY sturdy. Clarkson rammevd a BRICK WALL at 40 MPH in a Volvo that barely worked and did more damage to the wall than his car.
2 tons of swedish steel, not to be messed with. They could seriously cause more damage to a house than to the car.[/QUOTE]
bit off topic but
[video=youtube;vAeYJV5P0jk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAeYJV5P0jk[/video]
holy shit
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