The two boys who were detained by security guards in the central station in Malmö Friday have disappeared without a trace, reports daily tabloid Aftonbladet.

The images of one of the boys being held down by a security guard, who covered his mouth and banged his head against the floor have upset many. They were published on Monday by the daily Sydsvenska Dagbladet, and have led to the children's ombudsman being asked by the Minister for Children to try to strengthen children's rights in the case of an intervention.

But on the same day as the pictures were published, the boys...