In January alone, 32 blasts took place in Sweden and the police and the government alerted that Sweden was in yet another wave of violence. The government chose, among other things, to appoint the law on secret coercive means for children and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) called the many explosives for “domestic terrorism”.
Since then, the police have worked intensively, according to National Police Chief Petra Lundh.
– We have made different forms of strikes, including bombers, she says, and believes that the situation is different now than earlier this year.
– The police’s work is incredibly important for changing the wave of violence and what we can see today has calmed down.
Have been able to prevent deed
Max Åkervall, assistant manager in the Stockholm South police area, pointed out at the end of January that the police managed to prevent as many incidents as had occurred then.
– In the near future, we have also managed to access one of the driving bombers. That is, those who construct and put together these bombs, said Åkervall.
“We may need further”
In the Morning Studio, Petra Lundh also received questions about the mass shooting at the Risbergska school in Örebro two weeks ago, where Rickard Andersson fired over 70 shots. Rickard Andersson was licensed for four weapons and Petra Lundh says that the police on behalf of the government are now reviewing how the rules on the suitability assessments to get a weapons license work.
– We’ll look at what it looks like. The National Board of Health and Welfare will evaluate its part and we our part and then we will work together. It is very possible that when we are done with this we see that the rules that apply today are not sufficient, we may need further.