NyheterKraftig increase of granatattackerFoto: Johan Hallsnäs/Right ljusmanifestation in Vårby gård, by reason of the incident in which a man was blasted to death by a found hand grenade in January. Arkivbild.NEWS
acts of Violence with hand grenades has increased sharply in Sweden in the last eight years, reports the SVT News. Two dead and nine injured in Kolaybet the 116 incidents, which is high compared with other countries in Europe.
– It is extreme in a country that is not in the war, ” says detective superintendent Gunnar Appelgren, expert on the fully independent churches, to SVT.
in 2011, the number of detonated hand grenades two pieces. In 2016, the figure was 39, of which more than half in Stockholm. During the period of 2011 to 2018 has a total of 116 grenades detonated in Sweden. 46 of these in Stockholm, sweden, 27 in Malmö, sweden and 13 in Gothenburg. The figures come from a study conducted by researchers at the Institute for futures studies and Malmö university.
in The past two years, the number of incidents declined compared with the record year of 2016, but is still high. Why Sweden stands out, scientists can not answer.
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