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title: "Rare tensions between Norway and Sweden over crashed missile"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/11108/rare-tensions-between-norway-and-sweden-over-crashed-missile
published: 2023-04-26T05:01:31Z
language: en
author: "Ionela Golban"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Rare tensions between Norway and Sweden over crashed missile

> Norway on Tuesday expressed rare irritation with neighbouring Sweden for not immediately warning it about a missile that accidentally crashed on its territory without causing casualties or damage, Hotnews.ro reports.

Norway on Tuesday expressed rare irritation with neighbouring Sweden for not immediately warning it about a missile that accidentally crashed on its territory without causing casualties or damage, Hotnews.ro reports.

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The rocket was launched from the Esrange space centre in Kiruna in northern Sweden. It crashed on a mountain near the town of Malselv in the far north of Norway, about 10 kilometres from residential areas.

*"The crash of such a missile is a very serious incident that can cause significant damage," the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said. "When such a border violation occurs, it is crucial that those responsible immediately inform the relevant Norwegian authorities through the appropriate channels,"* it added.

The rocket was to be used to conduct weightlessness experiments at an altitude of 250 kilometres.

*"Recovery work on the spacecraft is ongoing. They should not start without Norwegian permission, which has not been granted,"* the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said.

The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority said it learned about the accident from a statement on Monday from the Swedish Space Corporation.