Sweden: Hand grenade attacks have more than doubled in 2024
Criminals in Sweden are increasingly using hand grenades in attacks, with customs officers also reporting a surge in grenade seizures, raising concerns over escalating migrant gang violence
Sweden Declares War on Crime Gangs After Polish Father is Shot Dead
In September last year, Ardavan Khoshnood, a leading criminologist at Malmö University, described Sweden as the bombing capital of Europe, noting the Scandinavian nation is now second only to Mexico as the top country in the world not currently at war to experience the most bombings on its territory.
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“Perhaps the most important conflicts in organised crime in Sweden are about the narcotics trade: about who is selling where and what,” Ardavan Khoshnood, a criminologist and associate professor at Lund University, explains.
Sweden trails only Mexico in number of bomb attacks
– said Mr Khoshnood, who also warned that those responsible for the bombings are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their approach. „We’ve seen a move towards more powerful explosive charges. Initially, they were throwing hand grenades, but now we see a shift towards explosives and more sophisticated detonations,” the senior criminologist explained.
Sweden: Double explosion linked to gang warfare devastates row of houses, blast felt several kilometers away
The Scandinavian country is now second only to Mexico as the top country in the world not currently at war to experience the most bombings on its territory, according to leading criminologist Ardavan Khoshnood. “Sweden stands out completely,” he told the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper.
Interview with Al Jazeera news
Interview regarding the current surge of gang violence in Sweden.
Only Mexico surpasses Sweden as non-warring nation with most bombings
Sweden is the bombing capital of Europe, a leading criminologist has claimed.
Has Sweden become the gun crime capital of Europe?
Sweden’s international image is of a sensible, liberal and safe nation. So how exactly did it become the gun crime capital of Europe? A round table at the TRT Roundtable discussing the gun violence in Sweden.
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