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Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson leads Sweden past Slovakia [Video]

A look at how players with connections to the Pittsburgh Penguins have done in the ongoing International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship tournament:

Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson had a goal and two assists for Sweden, which closed out the preliminary round with a 6-1 defeat of Slovakia at Ostravar Arena in Vítkovice, Czechia on Tuesday.

Stationed on the second pairing with fellow Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson, Karlsson logged 22:03 of ice time on 25 shifts and had a game-high nine shots.

Pettersson recorded 17:14 of ice time on 25 shifts and had one shot.

Highlights:

Sweden completed the preliminary round with a 7-0 record and will face Finland in the quarterfinal round on Thursday, 2:20 p.m. (EDT).

Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi was held without a point for Finland in a 3-1 loss to Switzerland at the o2 Arena in Prague.

Opening the contest on the right wing of the third line, Puljujarvi had 13:14 of ice time on 17 shifts and had one …

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Swedish court acquits former Syrian general of war crimes charges [Video]

A Stockholm court on Thursday acquitted a Syrian former general of war crimes charges, saying prosecutors had not proved his involvement in the attacks carried out during the country's civil war. Former brigadier general Mohammed Hamo, 65, who lives in Sweden and was one of the highest-ranking Syrian military officials to stand trial in Europe.

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Swedish court acquits former Syrian army general accused of role in war crimes | KLRT [Video]

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) A Swedish judge on Thursday acquitted a former Syrian army general of indiscriminate attacks on civilians in his home country more than a decade ago, saying prosecutors failed to provide evidence of his involvement in the war crimes. Brig. Gen. Mohammed Hamo, who now lives in Sweden, was charged in February []