The Växjö police intervened on Thursday against what is believed to be a bomb factory in a town in Alvesta municipality, Smålandsposten reports.
Two men in their 30s living in the area were arrested and in connection with house searches the police found large quantities of dynamite as well as a gun. According to information to the newspaper, it is about “several tens of kilos” of dynamite that the police seized.
The police suspect thermos bombs
The newspaper writes that the police suspect that so-called thermos bombs have been manufactured and then delivered to western Sweden. Two thermos bombs have been traced to the bomb factory. From before, a woman and a relative of hers are also suspected of involvement in the case.
The extensive investigation is led by another police region and the Växjö police are assisting.