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25 injured as explosion rocks Swedish city of Linkoping, bomb squad investigating 20 injured as suspected bomb blast rocks Swedish city of Linkoping
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The bomb squad has been dispatched to the scene to investigate an explosion in Linkoping, a town in southern Sweden. At least 25 people are confirmed injured. Explosives experts are investigating a suspected bomb blast in Linkoping, a town in southern Sweden. At least 20 people are confirmed injured.
The shockwave from the large blast, which took place at roughly 9am local time, destroyed nearby windows and balconies and damaged other buildings. Some 20 ambulances were also sent to the scene with at least six fire tenders in support. The police have confirmed that at least 25 people sustained injuries in the blast. The shockwave from the large blast, which took place at roughly 9am local time, destroyed nearby windows and balconies and damaged other buildings. Some 20 ambulances were also sent to the scene with at least six fire tenders in support. 
Police said that around 20 people sustained minor injuries in the blast.
"We do not know what it is that detonated, but it is clearly some sort of explosive device. The preliminary location is outside the building, not in the building," Magnus Skoglund, the head of the police investigation, told reporters at a news conference.
"We do not see it as an act of terror," he added.
Police cordoned off several blocks in the immediate area but there are, as yet, no plans to evacuate local residents.  
“I stood in the shower and noticed that the whole house shook. It rumbled like thunder,” witness Pontus Johansson told Aftonbladet.“I stood in the shower and noticed that the whole house shook. It rumbled like thunder,” witness Pontus Johansson told Aftonbladet.
Police have cordoned off several blocks in the immediate area but there are, as yet, no plans to evacuate local residents.   The cause of the explosion is not yet known but it bears the hallmarks of gang-related attacks that have become prevalent in Sweden in recent years. 
“We started to get a large number of calls from people about a heavy explosion in central Linköping, on Hamngatan,” said Björn Öberg at the police's management center. A police spokeswoman said they are investigating whether the blast was connected to local criminal groups.
Several people were hospitalized after the incident but the type and extent of their injuries remains unclear.
The cause of the explosion is not yet known but it bears the hallmarks of gang-related attacks that have become prevalent in Sweden in recent years. Local resident Pyo Stranding posted on Twitter that it was a “terrorist attack,” though that has not been confirmed.
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