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| Suspected hand grenade attack on police station in Malmo, Sweden | Suspected hand grenade attack on police station in Malmo, Sweden |
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| A loud bang has been heard at the police station in the Swedish city of Malmo. The explosion was caused by a hand grenade, according to news reports. | A loud bang has been heard at the police station in the Swedish city of Malmo. The explosion was caused by a hand grenade, according to news reports. |
| "The place is locked off and the bombing group is on its way," police spokeswoman Anna Goransson was quoted as saying by Aftonbladet. | "The place is locked off and the bombing group is on its way," police spokeswoman Anna Goransson was quoted as saying by Aftonbladet. |
| The alleged attack happened shortly after 9pm local time in the courtyard of the police station. "Fortunately, no people have been injured, but cars, I cannot say how many, have been damaged," Goransson told reporters. | The alleged attack happened shortly after 9pm local time in the courtyard of the police station. "Fortunately, no people have been injured, but cars, I cannot say how many, have been damaged," Goransson told reporters. |
| Authorities have yet to confirm what caused the explosion, but local media are reporting that a hand grenade was used. | Authorities have yet to confirm what caused the explosion, but local media are reporting that a hand grenade was used. |
| Police have not confirmed any arrests so far, but Aftonbladet's photographer said two people have been taken into custody. The detonation took place just as the two suspects approached the station, according to reports. | Police have not confirmed any arrests so far, but Aftonbladet's photographer said two people have been taken into custody. The detonation took place just as the two suspects approached the station, according to reports. |
| Police have been placed on high alert with armed officers deployed to strategic locations around Malmo. | Police have been placed on high alert with armed officers deployed to strategic locations around Malmo. |
| While authorities in Malmo have yet to confirm any links to terrorism, Sweden's Security Police (SAPO) warned that "terrorism levels in Sweden remain at an elevated level." The violent Islamist extremism currently represents the most significant threat to Sweden, SAPO's Anders Thornberg said referring to the most recent terror threat evaluation conducted by the National Center for Terrorism Assessment. "Lonely perpetrators" continue to pose the biggest terrorist threat. "The violent extremist environment in Sweden currently comprise about 3000 hot actors," he said. In a society where "radicalization can be done very quickly," perpetrators can evade the security radar, Thornberg noted. |