Minister of Justice Emilie Enger Mehl has gone to Sweden to discuss gang violence – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

Sweden is affected by a serious wave of violence linked to the gang environment, and there have recently been several murders and explosions. It has been confirmed that the Swedish Foxtrot network also operates in Norway: – Criminal activities have been registered in Norway that we can trace back to the Foxtrot network, Trond Bruen Olsen told news yesterday. He is section leader for the organized crime section at Kripos. The meeting between Mehl and the Swedish Minister of Justice, Gunnar Strömmer, was about how Norway and Sweden can work together on the gang problem. Doubling the minimum sentence for weapons offenses The Swedish Minister of Justice held a crisis meeting today about the escalating gang violence. At a press conference after the meeting, he described the situation as serious. One of the measures launched was to double the punishment for serious weapons crimes from 1 April 2024. – We are doubling the minimum punishment for serious weapons offences, including handling explosives, Strömmer said at the press conference. On Tuesday morning there was an explosion in Linköping, two hours southwest of Stockholm. Photo: NTB He went on to say that the explosions are increasingly affecting people who are not connected to the criminal networks. The Swedish government will also remove the duty of confidentiality, which currently makes it difficult for authorities and other actors to cooperate in this area, according to Aftonbladet. Explosions and murders In recent weeks, eight people have been killed in connection with gang violence in Sweden. There have also been several explosions recently. At the latest yesterday, there was another explosion in an apartment block in Linköping, two hours’ drive south-west of Stockholm. A 25-year-old woman was taken to hospital after the explosion. Swedish police are now investigating whether the incident is connected to the gang uprising, and according to Aftonbladet, the cause of the explosion is the internal conflict in the Foxtrot network. The wave of violence in Sweden Sweden has recently been hit by a wave of violence, with several shootings and explosions. In September alone, nine people were shot and killed. Several incidents are linked to internal strife in the criminal gang Foxtrotnettverket, as well as the conflict they have with the rival gang Dalennettverket. Five Swedish citizens are involved in a shootout in Istanbul, Turkey. They are now in custody in Turkey. According to the Swedish media, the incident is linked to gang violence in Sweden. A woman in her 60s is killed in her own home in Uppsala, which is north of Stockholm. The woman was the mother of a gang member. A 13-year-old boy is found shot dead in a wooded area in Haninge, which is south of Stockholm. A 23-year-old man is shot dead in a residential area in Uppsala. He was the neighbor of a gang member. A man in his 20s is shot dead in Vasastan in Stockholm. A teenage boy dies after being shot in Västertorp, which is south of Stockholm. A 39-year-old man is shot dead in Råcksta in Vällingby, which is west of Stockholm. A man is seriously injured after being shot in Jönköping, south-west Sweden. There is also an explosion outside a home in northwest Stockholm. A villa is hit by an explosion in Nyköping, southwest of Stockholm. No one was injured, but the case is being investigated as attempted murder. Shots are also fired at a home in Handen, south of Stockholm. No one was injured. Shots are fired at the door of an apartment in Larsberg, which is outside Stockholm. No one was injured. The Swedish government holds a crisis meeting on gang violence. Two men in their 20s and 70s are shot dead in a bar in Sandviken, north of Stockholm. Two other people were injured. There is also an explosion in an area of ​​terraced houses in Huddinge, south of Stockholm. No one was injured. There is an explosion at a villa in Södertalje, southwest of Stockholm. No one was injured. There is an explosion at a house in Huddinge, south of Stockholm. In Uppsala, shots are fired at an apartment. The same thing happens to an apartment in Stockholm. Three people are injured in an explosion in Hässelby, west of Stockholm. They were not seriously injured. The explosion went off at a stairwell, and the police refer to it as a powerful detonation. There is an explosion in a block of flats at Ekholmen in Linköping. A woman is taken to hospital. One person has now been arrested. The Swedish government is calling for a new crisis meeting. In Stockholm, a man is shot outside his home and sent to hospital with serious injuries. Show more



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