Suspected dangerous object in Norrköping

The alarm was received by the police at 18:00 on Sunday afternoon.

– We received a call from the public that they had seen a suspicious object at an apartment building. We are on site and are in the process of blocking off the site and taking the necessary measures until we know whether the object is dangerous, says RLC officer Emelie Jonsson at around 19.30.

Evacuate residents

The building is now being evacuated and the National Bomb Squad has been called in.

Pictures from the scene show residents being evacuated through windows.

– We always take the safe before the unsafe, says Emelie Jonsson.

The police ask the public to respect the cordons at the site.

The text is updated.

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