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Suspected dangerous object found in Stockholm

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Key Points
  • A suspected dangerous object was discovered in a bicycle storage room in Tensta, Stockholm.
  • Police set up a cordon and told residents in the nearest stairwell to stay indoors.
  • The incident is being treated as a serious crime under laws on flammable and explosive goods.

A suspected dangerous object was found in a bicycle storage room of a multi-family building in Tensta, Stockholm. Police were alerted and set up a larger cordon around the building. Residents in the nearest stairwell were instructed to stay indoors.

After contact with the national bomb protection unit, the cordon was reduced in scope, but the indoor confinement order remains. The incident is classified as a serious crime against the law on flammable and explosive goods.

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