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Police and Rescue Services Respond to Reported Explosion in Southern Stockholm

Key Points
  • Police and rescue services responded to reports of an explosion in Rågsved, southern Stockholm on Monday afternoon.
  • Multiple people reported hearing loud bangs in a doorway, with rescue services confirming it was 'some type of explosion.'
  • Authorities are assessing damage to the building and checking for potential injuries.

Police and rescue services were called to Rågsved in southern Stockholm on Monday afternoon following reports of an explosion or loud bangs in a doorway, according to multiple sources. Several people contacted authorities about hearing loud noises in a doorway in the area. Rescue services confirmed to SVT Stockholm that the incident involved some type of explosion.

'It has been some type of explosion,' said Lars Linderberg, rescue operator at the Greater Stockholm Fire Department. Police spokesperson Carina Skagerlind stated that multiple people had called about hearing bangs in a doorway and that authorities were working to gather more information. Rescue services reported damage to the doorway and windows and were checking the building to ensure no one was injured.

It has been some type of explosion

Lars Linderberg, rescue operator at the Greater Stockholm Fire Department

The incident was first reported by P4 Stockholm and later confirmed by official sources.

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