the Alarm was received to police shortly after noon to 16 on Monday, after security guards saw a man wearing something that resembles a hand grenade.
When the police come to the site the man can be disposed of, and also an object resembling a hand grenade lying in a bag in the middle of the Park, the popular shopping area in the centre of Gothenburg, which also is a hub for trams and buses.
– We can not exclude the possibility that there is a dangerous object and has, therefore, decided to cordon off and evacuate the area. Most likely, it will be investigated by the national bombskyddet but I do not see that there is no such decision yet, said police presstalesperson Stefan Gustafsson at 16.45.
the police held on to remove the barricade at 17.15, and shortly later, police announced that the current object is considered to be a harmless dummy.
The suspect be detained have not yet been able to be heard due to intoxication or influence of drugs. He will, according to the police to be served on suspicion of attempted allmänfarlig destruction, and offenses against the law on flammable and explosive goods.
