Explosion in Malmö – suspected hand grenade

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Explosion in Malmö – suspected hand grenade
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An explosion occurred just before midnight at an apartment building in the Annelund area of Malmö.

What we have learned is that it was a hand grenade thrown at a gate, but there are no injuries and no fire, says Hilda Andersson, command operator at the rescue service.

The alarm about the incident came in at 11:57 p.m. on Thursday. The emergency services had left the scene around 12:45 a.m.

The explosion damaged the building's entrance and a number of windows, the police wrote on theirwebsite . The area was cordoned off just before 2 a.m. while awaiting the police bomb squad.

People were housed in their homes in connection with the incident.

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