Gang Violence And Bomb Attacks Have Now Become The New Normal In Sweden

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Police and criminal technical investigators look at a burnt car near the area of a shooting in Ribersborg, August 2019 © Reuters / Johan Nilsson

The Spectator: Bomb attacks are now a normal part of Swedish life

Gang violence is now at a level where it threatens to undermine the Swedish state.

One night last week, explosions took place in three different locations in and around Stockholm. There were no injuries this time, just the usual shattered windows, scattered debris and shocked people woken by the blast.

The police bomb squad was already on its way to the first explosion in the district of Vaxholm when it had to turn around and prioritise the detonation at a residential building in the more densely populated city centre. Residents whose doors had been deformed by the shock wave had to be rescued. The third target (seemingly unrelated) was a facility belonging to a Syriac Orthodox church, which had already been bombed twice in the past year.

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WNU Editor: My Swedish friends tell me that these gangs are primarily from the immigrant community, and they are battling over the drug trade. This gang war has also now spread to Denmark …. Denmark reinstates border checks at crossings to Sweden after bombings (The Guardian).

More News On Sweden’s Crime Wave

Sweden bomb attacks reach unprecedented level as gangs feud — The Guardian
Sweden’s 100 explosions this year: What’s going on? — BBC
Swedish police reveal latest move to crack down on gang crime — The Local
No, Sweden, hand grenade attacks aren’t an ‘image’ problem — RT