The explosion in Uppsala was so powerful that several houses were damaged.
In Sweden, three people died in acts of violence last night and last night. Two people died in shootings near Stockholm and one in an explosion in Uppsala.
Near Uppsala, one person died in an explosion in a residential area. The victim was a 25-year-old woman.
The explosion took place in a two-story detached house in Fullerö. It was so powerful that two houses were badly damaged and three others suffered minor damage. The police received a report about the explosion at four in the morning.
The police are investigating the explosion as aggravated vandalism and murder. A bomb squad has arrived at the scene of the explosion and it has been cordoned off for technical investigation. A representative of the rescue authorities Oscar Davilan according to the fire department units were still there at seven in the morning local time.
Photos published by the Swedish media show that the house that was the target of the explosion has been badly damaged. In addition, the windows of several other houses located near the explosion site are broken.
– The destruction is total: two houses are badly damaged and several others have broken windows, an anonymous eyewitness confirmed to Aftonbladet newspaper.
– It was a really powerful explosion. Everyone woke up and went out into the street, said another eyewitness.
Shots were fired south of Stockholm
On the other hand, in Jordbro, south of Stockholm, one person died and another was wounded in the shooting.
The police say they have arrested three people as suspects in the shooting. According to the police, it found the victims outside in a residential area. Both victims were wounded in the shooting, one of them seriously. The police later said that the seriously wounded victim had died.
– Despite the resuscitation given at the scene, we did not manage to save the more seriously wounded victim.
The second victim was taken to the hospital, and he is not injured life-threateningly, said a police spokesperson Per Fahlström news agency for TT.
The shooting happened the night before Thursday just before midnight.
The police say they are investigating the matter as a murder and an attempted murder. According to Fahlström, the police are also investigating whether the shooting is connected to other recent acts of violence.
On Wednesday evening, the police received an alert about a shooting in Fruängen in the southern part of Stockholm. A man badly wounded in the shooting was found at the local sports field, he was treated on the spot, but he died of his injuries. At the time of the shooting, there were children and young people at soccer practice on the sports field.
Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson horrified the scene of the shooting.
– Innocent people who have nothing to do with a serious crime have been forced to participate in it. Crying children in playsuits and very worried parents. My thoughts are with all these mothers and fathers, Kristersson said.