In Södertälje, something exploded at a gate in the Ronna district, causing material damage but no personal injuries. Police have a multi-resource operation underway, and no one has been arrested. The gate and windows were damaged.
The incident is classified as destruction endangering the public and a violation of the Act on Flammable and Explosive Objects, police said. The National Bomb Squad has been called to the scene. Several people called police about hearing bangs at the gate.
According to SVT, a known rapper convicted of multiple crimes is registered at the address. Police spokesperson Anna Lärk said they are investigating potential targets but cannot comment further, and a person was seen running from the scene. The subway's green line did not stop at Rågsved earlier in the afternoon due to the explosion, but traffic has resumed.
The crime scene is still cordoned off. In a separate incident, a man was arrested after an explosion at the front door of a villa in Södertälje. Carina Skagerlind, police spokesperson, said there were people at home but no one was injured, and there is damage to the front door.
Several people reported hearing a loud bang, and the alarm came in at 00:30 on the night to Friday. Police had resources working to apprehend possible perpetrators and patrols securing the crime scene, Skagerlind added. During the night, a man was arrested suspected of involvement.
Police are conducting interviews with neighbors and witnesses, and a helicopter is participating in the work. In Malmö, a call about a detonation in a stairwell on Trelleborgsgatan came in at 23:54. Initially, no damage was found, leading to information that no detonation likely occurred.
However, further investigation revealed damage indicating a detonation on another floor, with minor material damage. Police are working with the possibility of undetonated objects on site, and the National Bomb Squad has been called. Residents in the building are sheltered in place and urged to stay in their apartments.
Another explosion occurred in the Sofielund area of Malmö just after midnight. No person was injured. Police found a detonation site at about 01:20, according to Peter Martin, police duty officer.
The explosion did not damage any building or person, but a vehicle was damaged. Technicians and the National Bomb Squad worked at the scene to ensure nothing else is dangerous, Martin said. In Bjuv, an explosion occurred at a door to an apartment building on the night to Wednesday.
No one was injured. Police were on scene at half past three in the morning, according to Patric Thelander. Police will knock on doors and ask if anyone has seen anything, Thelander said.
Forensic technicians and the National Bomb Squad worked at the scene on Wednesday morning, and an area was cordoned off. The type of explosion is not yet known; according to the rescue service, there is broken glass and damage to a door. Thelander does not believe it was a firework, citing the late hour and odd location.
A report of allmänfarlig ödeläggelse has been filed. In Tensta, northwest Stockholm, an explosion occurred at a door. An unknown object exploded; a door was blown, with limited damage, police said.
At half past ten, police received a large number of calls from the public about an explosion, according to Ola Österling, police spokesperson. Bomb technicians have been called; a major operation has been initiated in northern Stockholm, and police have interviewed several witnesses. Police are analyzing surveillance footage and conducting person checks in the area.
Within half an hour, police in Väst received two alarms about explosions: first in Vänersborg, then in Uddevalla. The alarm about the Vänersborg explosion came at 00:20; it occurred next to a house in central parts, causing material damage. There are no reports of personal injuries, said Martin Hallberg, police duty officer.
Half an hour later, a new alarm came in Uddevalla, 20-30 minutes away, with the same scenario. At 02, a VMA (important public announcement) was issued about suspected dangerous objects in both cities, later limited to Uddevalla, then fully lifted. Both incidents are being investigated as allmänfarlig ödeläggelse.
In a related incident during the night to Thursday, police were called to a residential area north of Torp in Uddevalla after loud bangs were heard. A bottle with flammable content was thrown at a property, but nothing exploded. Adam Isaksson Samara, police spokesperson, said an unknown perpetrator threw a bottle with what is assessed to be flammable liquid, likely with intent to set fire to the property.
The attempt failed; police technicians have worked at the scene, and it is unclear what caused the loud bangs. The incident is being investigated as attempted arson; there is currently no suspect. In Haninge, an explosion occurred in or at a villa late on Wednesday evening.
No person was injured, but several window panes were broken. The Bomb Squad will go there to see what it might be, and a technical investigation will be done, said Carina Skagerlind. The scene is cordoned off, and police have checked people nearby; there is no suspect.
In Malmö, an explosion blew a hole in the facade of an apartment building. There are no personal injuries, said Hilda Andersson, alarm and operations operator. The explosion occurred at 03:14 near Hindby and was heard in large parts of Malmö, according to Sydsvenskan.
The National Bomb Squad was called and was done at the scene shortly after 06:00. Police have initiated a preliminary investigation for allmänfarlig ödeläggelse and gross violation of the law on flammable and explosive goods; there is no suspect. In Östertälje, an explosion occurred in a villa area.
No person was injured, but there is some material damage, police said. Police were alerted at 00:48; the Bomb Squad finished their work at 03:30. No one has been arrested.
The alarm about the explosion came to SOS Alarm at 00:26. Police and rescue services were sent to a villa area after the alarm. It has exploded in or outside a villa; there is minor damage, said Ludvig Tejler, rescue service duty officer.
Images from the scene show a large police presence and damage to a door on the affected residence. In Bø, Norway, an explosion occurred in a house with four apartments. All residents evacuated and no one was injured, according to police.
The explosion likely was caused by a gas tank, police said. There is extensive material damage in the apartment where the explosion occurred. According to operations leader Tom Richard Skuggedal, the explosion happened in a first-floor apartment, causing major damage to the ceiling between it and the apartment above, and the brick end wall has shifted outward.
The municipal crisis management is notified to assess further living conditions. Police were notified of the incident at 17:10 on Thursday afternoon.