Sweden’s national police chief says an escalation in gang violence this year — with almost daily shootings and bombings that have claimed dozens of lives, including teenagers and innocent bystanders — is “extremely serious.”
Chief of the National Police Anders Thornberg speaks during a press conference due to recent events connected to organized crime and gang crime, in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday Oct. 10, 2023. Sweden’ national police chief said Tuesday that they have “prevented about 80 imminent murders or explosions” since the beginning of 2023, adding the situation in the country remains"extremely serious.
Twelve people died and five others were injured in attacks last month that Thornberg described as “terrorist-like violence.” The attacks are linked to criminal gangs that often recruit teenagers from socially disadvantaged immigrant neighborhoods to carry out hits. Sweden's center-right government has said the country's armed forces should work with police, but the military assists only with knowledge of explosives, helicopter logistics and analyses. The police and armed forces work out the details of such cooperation, which has not been made public. For the military to be involved in crime-fighting in any capacity is a highly unusual step for Sweden, underscoring the severity of the gang violence.
More than 400 people have been detained this year for firearm-related crimes and about 100 others for crimes involving explosives, Thornberg said.
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