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Bombings increased significantly in 2015, coinciding with the [[migrant crisis]]<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/09/18/interview-retired-swedish-police-chief-says-malmo-crime-skyrocketing-due-uncontrolled-immigration-no-go-zones/amp/ A Tale of Two Cities: Retired Police Chief Talks Malmo to Breitbart London]</ref><ref>[https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/02/violent-crime-in-sweden-is-soaring-when-will-politicians-act/ Violent crime in Sweden is soaring. When will politicians act?]</ref>, with Swedish police investigating around 100-150 [[explosion]]s.<ref name="alltfler">{{Cite news|title=Allt fler kriminella använder sprängämnen|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=103&artikel=6470615|work=P4 Stockholm|date=9 July 2016|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref name="sr_25augusti2016"/><ref name="svd">{{Cite news|title=Kriminell användning av dödliga sprängmedel ökar|url=http://www.svd.se/kriminell-anvandning-av-dodliga-sprangmedel-okar-snabbt|work=Svenska Dagbladet|date=9 July 2016|language=Swedish}}</ref> There were over 30 explosions reported in the Swedish city of [[Malmö]] alone by August 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ny granatattack i Malmö|url=http://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/annu-en-handgranat-sprangs-i-malmo|publisher=SVT|date=10 August 2015|language=Swedish}}</ref> up from a total of 25 in all of 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelocal.se/20150724/third-grenade-attack-in-a-week-rocks-malm|title=Third grenade attack in a week rocks Malmö|date=2015-07-24|access-date=2017-06-02|language=en}}</ref> Malmö police have consequently warned about undetonated grenades in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6219244|title=Malmö residents warned to watch out for hand grenades - Radio Sweden|last=Radio|first=Sveriges|access-date=2017-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-sweden-grenades-idUKKCN0QE09F20150809|title=In a port city, grenade attacks shatter Swedish sense of safety|last=Hildebrand|first=Alistair Scrutton and Elias von|work=Reuters UK|access-date=2017-06-02|language=en-GB}}</ref> According to Swedish police, the use of hand grenades in crime is unprecedented in all comparable European and non-European countries, and the only countries with similar characteristics are those with [[low intensity conflict|warlike conditions]], such as Mexico with the ongoing drug war and one study suggests it had four to five times as many fatal shootings per capita as Norway and Germany from 2008-2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelocal.se/20170905/why-sweden-has-more-fatal-shootings-per-capita-than-norway-and-germany-malmo|title=Why Sweden has more fatal shootings per capita than Norway and Germany|date=2017-09-05|access-date=2017-11-04|language=en}}</ref><ref name="sr_25augusti2016">{{cite news|title=Kraftig ökning av handgranater i Sverige|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=6503869|accessdate=28 August 2016|work=[[Sveriges Radio P3|P3]] Morgonpasset|publisher=[[Sveriges Radio]]|date=25 August 2016}}</ref> Many attacks are related to [[organised crime]] and [[extortion]] of [[restaurant]]s and [[business]]es.<ref>{{Cite news|title= Gäng, granater och utpressning i storstäderna |url=http://www.svd.se/gang-granater-och-utpressning-i-storstaderna#sida-1|work=Svenska Dagbladet|date=29 July 2015|language=Swedish}}</ref> |
Bombings increased significantly in 2015, coinciding with the [[migrant crisis]]<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/09/18/interview-retired-swedish-police-chief-says-malmo-crime-skyrocketing-due-uncontrolled-immigration-no-go-zones/amp/ A Tale of Two Cities: Retired Police Chief Talks Malmo to Breitbart London]</ref><ref>[https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/02/violent-crime-in-sweden-is-soaring-when-will-politicians-act/ Violent crime in Sweden is soaring. When will politicians act?]</ref><ref>[https://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/09/how-sweden-became-an-example-of-how-not-to-handle-immigration/]</ref>, with Swedish police investigating around 100-150 [[explosion]]s.<ref name="alltfler">{{Cite news|title=Allt fler kriminella använder sprängämnen|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=103&artikel=6470615|work=P4 Stockholm|date=9 July 2016|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref name="sr_25augusti2016"/><ref name="svd">{{Cite news|title=Kriminell användning av dödliga sprängmedel ökar|url=http://www.svd.se/kriminell-anvandning-av-dodliga-sprangmedel-okar-snabbt|work=Svenska Dagbladet|date=9 July 2016|language=Swedish}}</ref> There were over 30 explosions reported in the Swedish city of [[Malmö]] alone by August 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ny granatattack i Malmö|url=http://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/annu-en-handgranat-sprangs-i-malmo|publisher=SVT|date=10 August 2015|language=Swedish}}</ref> up from a total of 25 in all of 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelocal.se/20150724/third-grenade-attack-in-a-week-rocks-malm|title=Third grenade attack in a week rocks Malmö|date=2015-07-24|access-date=2017-06-02|language=en}}</ref> Malmö police have consequently warned about undetonated grenades in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6219244|title=Malmö residents warned to watch out for hand grenades - Radio Sweden|last=Radio|first=Sveriges|access-date=2017-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-sweden-grenades-idUKKCN0QE09F20150809|title=In a port city, grenade attacks shatter Swedish sense of safety|last=Hildebrand|first=Alistair Scrutton and Elias von|work=Reuters UK|access-date=2017-06-02|language=en-GB}}</ref> According to Swedish police, the use of hand grenades in crime is unprecedented in all comparable European and non-European countries, and the only countries with similar characteristics are those with [[low intensity conflict|warlike conditions]], such as Mexico with the ongoing drug war and one study suggests it had four to five times as many fatal shootings per capita as Norway and Germany from 2008-2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelocal.se/20170905/why-sweden-has-more-fatal-shootings-per-capita-than-norway-and-germany-malmo|title=Why Sweden has more fatal shootings per capita than Norway and Germany|date=2017-09-05|access-date=2017-11-04|language=en}}</ref><ref name="sr_25augusti2016">{{cite news|title=Kraftig ökning av handgranater i Sverige|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=6503869|accessdate=28 August 2016|work=[[Sveriges Radio P3|P3]] Morgonpasset|publisher=[[Sveriges Radio]]|date=25 August 2016}}</ref> Many attacks are related to [[organised crime]] and [[extortion]] of [[restaurant]]s and [[business]]es.<ref>{{Cite news|title= Gäng, granater och utpressning i storstäderna |url=http://www.svd.se/gang-granater-och-utpressning-i-storstaderna#sida-1|work=Svenska Dagbladet|date=29 July 2015|language=Swedish}}</ref> |
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In Malmö, the grenades are frequently old weapons from [[Yugoslav Wars|the wars]] in the [[Balkans]]. The police assume that someone imported a large cache of grenades, which has then been distributed to criminal gangs.<ref name="ssd_23july2015">{{cite news|title=Jugoslaviska handgranater bakom explosionerna|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/2015-07-23/jugoslaviska-handgranater-bakom-explosionerna|accessdate=11 September 2016|publisher=[[Sydsvenskan]]|date=23 July 2015}}</ref> In addition to grenade attacks, there are a significant number of related bomb attacks with [[improvised explosive device]]s, including homemade bombs.<ref name="P4">{{Cite news|title=Sprängningarna ökar i Skåne|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=96&artikel=6195735|work=P4 Malmöhus|date=22 June 2015|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref name="Sydsvenskan">{{Cite news|title=Bombkarta: Här har sprängladdningar detonerat i Malmö|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/2015-05-29/bombkarta-har-har-sprangladdningar-detonerat-i-malmo|work=Sydsvenskan|date=29 May 2015|language=Swedish}}</ref> The number of incidents involving explosives tripled between 2008 and 2016.<ref name="gp21Dec2016">{{cite news|title=Bombskyddet rycker ut - minst tre gånger per dygn|url=http://www.gp.se/nyheter/g%C3%B6teborg/bombskyddet-rycker-ut-minst-tre-g%C3%A5nger-per-dygn-1.4056747|accessdate=26 December 2016|publisher=Göteborgsposten|date=21 December 2016}}</ref> During 2017 the number of grenade attacks dropped compared to the previous year. 21 compared to 35 in 2016, but up from 2015 when it was 10.<ref name=metro2017>[https://www.metro.se/artikel/s%C3%A5-m%C3%A5nga-handgranater-detonerade-i-sverige-under-2017 Metro: Så många handgranater detonerade i Sverige under 2017]</ref> The hand grenades found by the police is exclusively the ex-Yugoslavian [[M75 hand grenade]].<ref name=metro2017/> |
In Malmö, the grenades are frequently old weapons from [[Yugoslav Wars|the wars]] in the [[Balkans]]. The police assume that someone imported a large cache of grenades, which has then been distributed to criminal gangs.<ref name="ssd_23july2015">{{cite news|title=Jugoslaviska handgranater bakom explosionerna|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/2015-07-23/jugoslaviska-handgranater-bakom-explosionerna|accessdate=11 September 2016|publisher=[[Sydsvenskan]]|date=23 July 2015}}</ref> In addition to grenade attacks, there are a significant number of related bomb attacks with [[improvised explosive device]]s, including homemade bombs.<ref name="P4">{{Cite news|title=Sprängningarna ökar i Skåne|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=96&artikel=6195735|work=P4 Malmöhus|date=22 June 2015|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref name="Sydsvenskan">{{Cite news|title=Bombkarta: Här har sprängladdningar detonerat i Malmö|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/2015-05-29/bombkarta-har-har-sprangladdningar-detonerat-i-malmo|work=Sydsvenskan|date=29 May 2015|language=Swedish}}</ref> The number of incidents involving explosives tripled between 2008 and 2016.<ref name="gp21Dec2016">{{cite news|title=Bombskyddet rycker ut - minst tre gånger per dygn|url=http://www.gp.se/nyheter/g%C3%B6teborg/bombskyddet-rycker-ut-minst-tre-g%C3%A5nger-per-dygn-1.4056747|accessdate=26 December 2016|publisher=Göteborgsposten|date=21 December 2016}}</ref> During 2017 the number of grenade attacks dropped compared to the previous year. 21 compared to 35 in 2016, but up from 2015 when it was 10.<ref name=metro2017>[https://www.metro.se/artikel/s%C3%A5-m%C3%A5nga-handgranater-detonerade-i-sverige-under-2017 Metro: Så många handgranater detonerade i Sverige under 2017]</ref> The hand grenades found by the police is exclusively the ex-Yugoslavian [[M75 hand grenade]].<ref name=metro2017/> |
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Bombings increased significantly in 2015, coinciding with the migrant crisis[1][2][3], with Swedish police investigating around 100-150 explosions.[4][5][6] There were over 30 explosions reported in the Swedish city of Malmö alone by August 2015,[7] up from a total of 25 in all of 2014.[8] Malmö police have consequently warned about undetonated grenades in the city.[9][10] According to Swedish police, the use of hand grenades in crime is unprecedented in all comparable European and non-European countries, and the only countries with similar characteristics are those with warlike conditions, such as Mexico with the ongoing drug war and one study suggests it had four to five times as many fatal shootings per capita as Norway and Germany from 2008-2014.[11][5] Many attacks are related to organised crime and extortionofrestaurants and businesses.[12]
In Malmö, the grenades are frequently old weapons from the wars in the Balkans. The police assume that someone imported a large cache of grenades, which has then been distributed to criminal gangs.[13] In addition to grenade attacks, there are a significant number of related bomb attacks with improvised explosive devices, including homemade bombs.[14][15] The number of incidents involving explosives tripled between 2008 and 2016.[16] During 2017 the number of grenade attacks dropped compared to the previous year. 21 compared to 35 in 2016, but up from 2015 when it was 10.[17] The hand grenades found by the police is exclusively the ex-Yugoslavian M75 hand grenade.[17]
Along with a number of shootings, the summer of 2015 was dubbed "the summer of unrest" by Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, who during a speech said the attacks would "not be tolerated".[89] Some hundred new police officers were set to be appointed in Malmö in the following months, after concerns were raised by the regional police union.[90] Police began work the same summer of attempting to thwart "mass hysteria" among terrified Malmö residents.[91]
In 2017 the Swedish government proposed harsher punishments for possession of grenades.[92]
In 2018 the Swedish government has proposed a three-month "grenade amnesty" to be held from October 2018 to January 2019.[93]
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