In the early hours of October 2, two homemade bombs exploded on the outskirts of Stockholm. These are the neighborhoods of Haesselby and Fullersta. According to Swedish media, the explosions are linked to the ongoing gang war in the country. It would be the 134th attack recorded this year by local police, who may soon be backed by the military, as the government announced to more effectively tackle the criminal gangs that now dominate the Scandinavian country. Daniel Wikdahl from the Swedish capital police said, “After the explosion in Haesselby, a house was completely destroyed, leaving only rubble behind. The fire also spread to the roofs of nearby buildings.” To a lesser extent, a residential building in Fullersta, in the municipality of Huddinge, was also affected. The police statement states that “entrance doors, roof and windows were damaged.”
There is no information about any victims at this time. According to SVT television, the explosions are linked to the war between drug gangs that has been going on for several months in Stockholm and Uppsala. There have been 134 explosions in Sweden this year alone. In September alone, 12 people were killed in Sweden due to shootings and explosions linked to infighting within the Foxtrot criminal gang led by wanted man Rawa Majid, also known as the “Kurdish Fox”. Majid, who apparently escaped to Turkey from where he gave orders, is fighting for control of drug trafficking with Mikael Tenezos, nicknamed “Greco”. He also faces threats from his own gang.
Police have identified 150 people living in Stockholm or surrounding areas who could be sentenced. However, authorities acknowledged that they were unable to provide protection to the population, given the high level of conflict reached. For this reason, last week, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced that the army would provide military support to the police. Laws allowing police to conduct preventive wiretapping also came into force on Sunday, October 1. During the night of September 27, three people were killed in separate incidents related to fighting between criminal gangs. The victims included an 18-year-old man shot dead in a Stockholm suburb; Another man was killed and another injured in a shooting a few hours later in Jordbro, south of the Swedish capital.
The next day, on September 28, a woman in her twenties was killed in an explosion in Uppsala, west of Stockholm. September was the month with the highest number of deaths due to armed attack since 2016, when the police started keeping statistics. Speaking on Swedish television, Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer said, “This is an extremely tragic situation. “I understand that people feel anger, fear and sadness.”
Source: Today IT
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