It has been a violent start to the week in Sweden. This morning, a block of flats in the district of Ekholmen in Linköping was hit by an explosion. Just a few hours before that, an explosion took place in an apartment building in Hässelby Strand, west of Stockholm. An apartment block in Linköping has been completely damaged in yet another explosion in Sweden, the second in a short time. Video: Martin Klevelid / SVT Section leader for the organized crime section in Kripos, Trond Bruen Olsen, says that they have discovered that criminals in Norway and Sweden are in contact with each other. – What we see in Sweden can come to Norway, if we do not take the threat seriously, Olsen tells news. Get more money The government is now promising NOK 15 million more to the police in Oslo East to prevent “Swedish conditions” in Norwegian streets. It became known after Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl took part in a meeting about the recruitment of teenagers into criminal networks organized by Stovner Police Station, east of Oslo. The Minister of Justice says that Norway and Sweden are in different places when it comes to crime. Photo: Ole Berg-Rusten / NTB – We have a neighboring country which now has major challenges with gang crime, says the Minister of Justice to news. – It is important for both Norway and Sweden to crack down on organized criminal networks. We see that youth crime, drug crime and other forms of crime can often be linked, she says. The incoming Oslo city councilor says that the Oslo police need more money to solve the situation with youth crime. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen Incoming Oslo city council leader, Eirik Lae Solberg from the Conservative Party, says he is satisfied that the Oslo police are getting more money, but that it is not enough. – This is not enough to solve the serious situation we are in. – When youth crime and violence among children and young people increases by 70 per cent from last year, then we have to greatly strengthen the resources of the Oslo Police. 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. The Swedish government is calling for a new crisis meeting. Show more Control over the situation in Norway Although the Foxtrot network operates in Norway, Kripos wants to assure people that the situation here at home is far from what it is in the neighboring country. – In Norway, we have good control over the situation and the criminal networks, but the threat from organized crime requires that the Norwegian police must be aware. In an email to news, the Minister of Justice says that Norway and Sweden are fortunately in different places when it comes to crime. – We have had a different immigration and settlement policy. At the same time, we are now seeing an increase in, for example, drug smuggling to Norway, with the consequences it entails. So we must continue to be vigilant, crack down on organized crime and drive effective prevention among young people. Also operating in Norway Yesterday, Kripos confirmed that the criminal network which is believed to be behind many of the murders in Sweden recently, also sells its services to criminals in Norway. Swedish police suspect that Rawa Majid, also known as “The Kurdish Fox”, leads the Foxtrot network. Photo: Swedish police / Swedish police/News agency TT According to Kripos, the network offers torpedo services to Norwegian criminals, as well as opportunities to buy weapons and explosives from Sweden. Kripos says that there is an increase in crime in Norway with ties to the neighboring country. – It is a worrying trend that organized criminals in Norway use the fear capital of Swedish gang members for debt collection and other violent missions in Norway. – The activity of Swedish gang criminals on Norwegian soil has become clearer, and we know that they are involved in violent missions. Olsen also says that preventive work is important. This applies in particular to the recruitment of young people into criminal networks. – It costs a lot of money and resources, but is absolutely necessary.
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