Swedish premier shot dead as he strolls with wife on Stockholm street 30 years ago this hour (Feb 28 1986)

February 28, 20161980sadmin

Video: 'The Assassination of Olof Palme'

(Friday, February 28, 1986, 11:21:30 p.m. CET) — Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, 59, was assassinated tonight on a Stockholm street minutes after he left a movie theater with his wife. The killing remains unsolved.

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Swedish premier shot dead as he strolls with wife on Stockholm street 30 years ago this hour (Feb 28 1986)

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