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Swedes Approve Link

n STOCKHOLM -- The Swedish government said Thursday that it had agreed to build a road and tunnel link to Denmark, despite threats from a government minister to resign over the controversial issue. Environment Minister Olof Johansson later resigned, saying the bridge could harm the delicate ecological balance of the Baltic Sea. Drawn-out arguments over the link had threatened to topple Prime Minister Carl Bildt's coalition, but Swedish television said three of Johansson's Center Party colleagues, all ministers, had decided to remain in government. The 16-kilometer-long bridge and tunnel project was first mooted 30 years ago and has always been controversial. Denmark has already started building work for the project.

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