The main suspect in the murder of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh can be detained for a further week as detectives seek evidence against him, a Swedish court has ruled.
The man was seized as he watched football on TV at this restaurant
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Prosecutors met behind closed doors to convince the judge to order that the 35-year-old Swedish man arrested for her killing be kept in custody.
The decision came hours after more than a 1,000 high-profile guests from around the world attended a memorial service in Sweden for Lindh, who was stabbed to death last week.
In his address, the Swedish Prime Minister, Goeran Persson, spoke of Mrs Lindh's passionate commitment to equality and justice, describing her as an irreplaceable role model.
In court, prosecutor Krister Peterson said investigators sought the order because they had reasonable grounds to suspect the 35-year-old in Lindh's murder.
They also considered him a flight risk and believed he could interfere with the investigation.
Gunnar Falk, the suspect's lawyer, denied the man was involved in Lindh's killing.
The suspect was brought into the courtroom, escorted by four prison guards. He wore blue trousers and his head and chest were covered by an orange jail-issue blanket.
He did not speak or face the crowd before the hearing at the police headquarters closed.
Swedish police have received the results of a DNA test that should show whether the man had been wearing a baseball cap found near the crime scene.
However, they have decided not to make the information public.
Major security operation
The British, French, German and Greek foreign ministers were among the mourners in Stockholm.
Other notables included the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, former chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix and Swedish King Carl Gustaf XVI.
Swedish police mounted the biggest security operation in the capital for nearly 20 years, with snipers positioned on rooftops overlooking City Hall and private flights banned over the city centre.
The red-bricked City Hall, venue of Nobel Peace Prize award banquets, was bedecked with blue delphinium flowers - Lindh's favourite colour - and white floral sprays and candles as the Stockholm Chamber Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra played classical music.
Anna Lindh's favourite singer, Eva Dahlgren, opened the service with a performance of An Angel in the Room.
Standing in front of a large picture of a smiling Anna Lindh, Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson paid an emotional tribute to his former cabinet colleague.
"We have lost her, this is so, and this awareness hurts so dreadfully," he told the mourners.
Funeral on Sunday
"We'll carry the memory of Anna with us for a long time... she was a source of warmth and joy," he said.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell had been due to attend, but was forced to cancel because of the extreme weather caused by Hurricane Isabel.
The service was broadcast live on television in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway.
Lindh will be buried at a separate private ceremony on Saturday.
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