Jan. 2 () –
At least five people have been detained by the Swedish Police for their possible role in two explosions registered at dawn this Monday in separate blocks of buildings in two neighborhoods of Stockholm, one of which would target a rapper in retaliation for a shooting. on New Year’s Eve that left one dead and two injured.
In the early hours of this Monday, the residents of the Grimsta neighborhood, in western Stockholm, woke up due to a strong explosion at the entrance of a block of flats, although it only left material damage.
Police suspect that the attack in Grimsta is related to a shooting on New Year’s Eve in the Vallingby neighborhood, also in the west of the Swedish capital, according to the newspaper ‘Aftonbladet’.
The theory being considered by the authorities is that the target of this explosion, which occurred around 3:15 p.m. (local time), would be a well-known rapper for his alleged involvement in that shooting, as confirmed by the spokesman for the Stockholm Police, Ola Osterling. .
Four people have been arrested in connection with this explosion, including another well-known rapper, who already has a criminal record, according to the Swedish newspaper ‘Expressen’. The artist, who has achieved great success in recent years, has ties to criminal gangs, says the aforementioned medium.
Just over an hour later, another explosion was recorded in the Bagarmossen district, in southern Stockholm, this time on the stairs of an apartment building. While waiting to determine if both deflagrations are related, the Police have arrested one more person for these events.
