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Three Explosions Rock Stockholm in Four Days Amid Gang War

Three explosions in just four days rocked the capital, Stockholm, as Sweden enters a record year for gang-related bombings.

After months of relative calm, three explosions have been confirmed in homes in Stockholm since Friday’s massive explosion at the man’s Sundbyberg apartment, and the Nordic nation has Gang warfare appears to be intensifying once again. They live with connections to criminal organizations.

This was followed on Saturday by an explosion outside a hair salon in the industrial area of ​​Verringby. Finally, on Monday, a suspected bomb exploded at the gate of an apartment complex in the Haninge district of the Swedish capital.

Police spokeswoman Anna Westberg said: “We are investigating whether the explosions are related, but we cannot confirm for sure.” Said around aftonbladet.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – FEBRUARY 2: A panoramic view of a gang-related bomb detonating and damaging an apartment block in the early morning hours of February 2, 2024 in Sundbyberg, Sweden. Sweden has recently been plagued by bloody conflicts between gangs fighting over weapons and drug trafficking. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images)

The explosion in Stockholm came as two other apparent bombings occurred in the Gävleborg area north of the capital.

according to report According to public broadcaster SVT, at least four of the explosions were within the Foxtrot gang, which is believed to be currently run by notorious Iranian-born criminal Rawa Majid, known as the “Kurdish Fox.” It is believed to be related to an ongoing internal conflict. From a hideout in Turkey to Sweden.

Police believe the explosions are related to gang activity, given that some of the addresses are known homes of people directly involved in gangs or relatives of gang members.

The series of explosions comes against the backdrop of a historic year of mass bombings in Sweden, with 149 bombings recorded in 2023, a new disaster for the once peaceful country. It became a record. This came despite the efforts of the police, who seized an astonishing 10 tonnes of explosives from criminals during the same period.

“We’ve never seen anything like this before,” said Malin Nygren of the National Bomb Data Center. Said last month.

At least 650 bombings have been recorded in Sweden since police began keeping these statistics in 2018.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who took office at the end of 2022 as a center-right government with an anti-mass immigration policy, blamed the country’s gang epidemic on the open border policies of previous leftist governments.

“It’s irresponsible immigration policies and failed integration that got us here,” Christerson said. Said During September.

From 2015 to 2022, Sweden was profoundly transformed by the European migration crisis. Due to this crisis, Sweden has received so many immigrants that now one-fifth of the country’s population are foreigners.

The ethnicity of criminals is not recorded or made public in Sweden, said Linda Struff, head of intelligence for the Swedish police. Admitted Many of the gang members are said to be “second- or third-generation immigrants.”

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