– You get scared and cursed, because now it’s so close. You’ve seen it on TV before, but now it’s happening where I live, so of course you get scared. That’s what Britt-Louise Malmlöv says to news. The block of flats has a total of three floors. The bomb went off in the hallway on the far left. Britt-Louise and her family live on the far right. At least one apartment has been completely blown out after the explosion. An outer wall has collapsed and it is possible to see straight into several apartments and into the hallway. Photo: NTB – I heard the bang and it was unpleasant. It’s not every day you wake up to that. At first she thought it was a car bomb, and ran out onto the balcony. When all the smoke had cleared, she saw broken windows and realized this was a different kind of explosion. – Could have gone really badly. It was just after 6 o’clock this morning that the alarm went off. The block of flats in the district of Ekholmen in Linköping, two hours’ drive south-west of Stockholm, had been hit by an explosion. A woman has been taken to hospital, according to Expressen. She was conscious when she was taken to hospital. – This could have gone really badly, so it is lucky that only one person is physically injured. You could say it’s good luck in bad luck, says Britt-Louise. – I certainly think that “it could have been me”. I was very happy that it did not affect my apartment and my child. The explosion in Linköping also affected cars in the area. Photo: Joakim Reigstad / news Possible link to the wave of violence in Sweden Britt-Louise says this is normally a very quiet area, but that the area has been a little more troubled recently. The same has been seen in several other Swedish cities and districts. The police have had increased preparedness in the area recently in connection with several incidents of violence in Uppsala and Norrköping, according to local media. The explosion can be connected to the internal conflict in the criminal network Foxtrot, according to information obtained by Sweden’s Radio, among others. – We will see if there is any link. We work widely and know how it has looked in several places in Sweden in recent weeks, says police spokeswoman Angelica Israelsson Silfver. The police are going door to door to gather information about what happened. So far, no one has been arrested in connection with the explosions. The police are looking under cars for potential car bombs in the area where a block of flats exploded on Tuesday morning. Photo: Joakim Reigstad / news Three injured in explosion in Stockholm It’s not just Linköping where things have melted in the last 24 hours. Around 21:00 on Monday, the police were notified of an explosion in a block of flats in Hässelby beach in the west of Stockholm. Three people were taken to hospital with injuries. Between 25 and 30 people were evacuated. On Monday evening, the police were notified of an explosion in a block of flats in Hässelby beach in the west of Stockholm. Witnesses in the area report a loud bang in connection with the explosion. The police are now investigating the case as attempted murder. – I heard it, and it hit like hell, says a resident in the area to the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. The explosion in Stockholm can also probably be linked to Foxtrot, writes Expressen. The police are investigating whether the explosion could be aimed at relatives of a person who is in conflict with a criminal network. Sweden has recently been hit by a wave of violence. In September alone, nine people were shot and killed in the country. On Wednesday, the Swedish government will hold a crisis meeting with rescue services, municipalities, industry organizations and trade unions where this will be discussed. Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer is among those attending the meeting. – Now we are therefore bringing together all relevant actors to jointly identify what can be done in the short and long term, says Strømer.
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Witness says she was scared after the explosion in Linköping in Sweden – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
