Olf Palme assassination: Sweden identifies the man who killed the prime minister in 1986

They identified suspect Stig Engstrom, also known as “The Man” scan, which killed itself in 2000.

As a result, they are closing the investigation into Palme's death, chief prosecutor Krister Peterson said, writes BBC, broadcast Periscopi.

Palme was shot in the back while going home from the cinema with his wife Lisbet in Stockholm.

The assassination took place on Sweden's most busy street, and more than a dozen witnesses saw a man shoot before leaving for the scene. Thousands of people have been interviewed for his death.

A criminal was convicted of killing the prime minister, but the indictment was later overturned./Periscopi/