The police are stepping up their efforts in Stockholm after an increasing wave of violence. – This is an exceptional development, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer.
The wave of violence in the Swedish capital continues:
On Saturday afternoon, one person was shot at in the district of Enskededalen in the south of Stockholm, writes The evening paper and TV4. The person got away from the shot in time, according to the report The Express.
The police states that three people have been arrested in a car further north in the city in connection with the shooting. They are suspected of attempted murder and gross violations of the Weapons Act.
According to the report, automatic weapons were found in the car The evening paper.
The police first received reports of shots and bangs in the area at 3 p.m.
The episode takes place after several incidents of violence in Stockholm the last 24 hours:
- One person was shot and killed in Solna south of Stockholm.
- Two boys under the age of 15 were arrested after shots were fired at an apartment in Fruãngen. The getaway car crashed and the boys were arrested with automatic weapons.
- A villa in Botkyrka was shot at. There were people in the house, but no one was hurt.
- The police cordoned off a large area in Sõdermalm after finding a possible hand grenade in a residential area.
According to the police, there are several ongoing gang conflicts that are behind the escalating violence in Stockholm recently, where there have been several explosions and shootings, write The evening paper.
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Mobilizing a hundred police officers
Friday introduced Swedish police so-called “special eventspecial eventThe police in Sweden can introduce “special incident” when a sudden, unforeseen or planned incident occurs where ordinary police forces are not sufficient. This could be, for example, in the event of terrorist attacks, natural disasters or major accidents.» after the wave of violence in Stockholm in recent weeks.
On Saturday evening it also became clear that the Stockholm region reinforces the police presence with around a hundred police officers from all over the country in the coming days.
Johan Olsson, head of the police’s national operational department (NOA), states the following in a press release:
– With the latest development of shootings and explosions, there is a need to send additional reinforcements to Stockholm to prevent more killings in the ongoing conflicts.
At the same time, the police want to increase surveillance in more places.
– The police will be on the scene in the next few days, says Olsson.
Acting regional police chief, Mattias Andersson, calls the mobilization a welcome addition:
– We are doing everything we can to break the serious spiral of violence that the region is involved in. We look very positively on colleagues from other parts of Sweden strengthening the work in Stockholm, he says.
– Sweden must become a safe country again
Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer met the press in Solna on Saturday afternoon:
– It is an exceptional development. I have repeatedly called these criminals domestic terrorists. It is still a valid description, where.
– We must be honest with our fellow citizens and state that these are reckless and indifferent criminals. That is why it is so incredibly important that we do not become complacent, said the Minister of Justice.
Sweden’s Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, also condemns the violence in Stockholm.
– These people must be found, they must be prosecuted and they must be sentenced to very long sentences. And they must be deported if they are not Swedish citizens, he said on Saturday.
It writes The Express.
– We will simply do much more – as they do in Denmark. This is going to be tough, it’s going to take time, but it’s going to work. Sweden will become a safe country again, Kristersson said.
