All fires are suspected to be arson. At the moment, the fires are classified as damage by fire, serious damage by fire and arson.
Since the car fires, the police have been working on interviewing witnesses, conducting technical examinations and collecting evidence. But no suspect has yet been arrested.
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In previous years, Umeå has been exposed to car fires, where it was then considered that it was a backlash because the police interfered with criminal activities. Deputy local police chief Fredrik Jeppsson does not rule out that this time too it would be a backlash.
– We are looking broadly, we do not know at the moment what the purpose behind the fires was, says Fredrik Jeppsson.