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Four killed in car explosion in Sweden | Four killed in car explosion in Sweden |
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Four people, including a young girl, have been killed after a car exploded on a roundabout in Sweden’s second city of Gothenburg, police say. | |
The cause of Friday’s explosion was unclear, but police said they had started a criminal investigation. | The cause of Friday’s explosion was unclear, but police said they had started a criminal investigation. |
Few details were initially released, but police confirmed on Saturday that three people had been pronounced dead at the scene. The girl was taken to hospital where she later died. | Few details were initially released, but police confirmed on Saturday that three people had been pronounced dead at the scene. The girl was taken to hospital where she later died. |
The victims’ ages and identities were not given. | |
Rescuers said the car had exploded on a roundabout near a fire station and was destroyed by the time they arrived. | Rescuers said the car had exploded on a roundabout near a fire station and was destroyed by the time they arrived. |
Gothenburg has been experiencing a surge in violent conflict between rival criminal gangs, including a restaurant shooting in March that left two people dead. |
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