Sweden's deadly gang war has turned 'peaceful' country into …
WEBOUT TO KILL. Sweden's gun crime death rate is now the highest in the European Union. About 62,000 people are linked to criminal networks in the country, police say. Most of the violence is a result of gang warfare, with more and more groups competing for territory and the lucrative narcotics trade.
Sweden leader summons army as gang violence rocks the nation - NBC News
WEBSep 29, 2023 · Sweden’s prime minister summoned the head of the armed forces and the police commissioner in a bid to stem gang violence, he said on Thursday, following a wave of violence that has taken at...
Spread of gang violence wrecks Sweden's peaceful image - BBC
WEBGangland shootings and bombings that have plagued Sweden's biggest cities have spread to quieter suburbs and towns, shattering its reputation as a safe and peaceful nation.
Sweden gangs: PM summons army chief after surge in killings - BBC
WEBSep 28, 2023 · Sweden's prime minister has summoned the head of the armed forces to help curb a surge in gang killings. The two men and the country's police chief will meet on Friday to discuss what role...
Sweden’s prime minister summons police and army chiefs, as …
WEBSep 29, 2023 · Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he will meet the national army and police chiefs on Friday to combat a surge in gang violence, as the country reels from record shooting deaths this...
Sweden's police chief says escalation in gang violence is …
WEBOct 10, 2023 · Sweden’s national police chief says an escalation in gang violence this year — with almost daily shootings and bombings that have claimed dozens of lives, including teenagers and innocent bystanders — is “extremely serious.”.
The violent gang crisis shaking Sweden - Financial Times
WEBNov 19, 2023 · Sweden has suffered an extraordinary spate of violence in recent months, particularly in Uppsala and its neighbour to the south, capital Stockholm. At its worst in September and October, barely...
Sweden's leader turns to the military for help as gang violence ...
WEBSep 28, 2023 · Swedish media have linked the latest surge in violence to a feud between rival factions of a criminal gang known as the Foxtrot network. Earlier this week, two powerful blasts ripped through dwellings in central Sweden, wounding at least three people and damaging buildings.
Spread of gang violence wrecks Sweden's peaceful image
WEBDec 5, 2023 · Gangland shootings and bombings that have plagued Sweden's biggest cities have spread to quieter suburbs and towns, shattering its reputation as a safe and peaceful nation.
Sweden gangs: Army to help police after surge in killings
WEBSep 29, 2023 · The Swedish army is stepping in to support police in tackling a recent surge in gang killings, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has announced. He said that from next week the army would start ...
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