Suspicious object in Kalmar deemed harmless

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Suspicious object in Kalmar deemed harmless
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A suspicious object was found in Kalmar on Sunday. At 18:00, the police announced that the object is considered harmless after the national bomb squad was on site.

The public alerted the authorities just before 12:00 on Sunday. An area was cordoned off, but the cordons have now been lifted.

On Thursday, an area was cordoned off in Kalmar after an alert about a suspicious dangerous object. The object turned out to be sharp.

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