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Three charged for the deadly bombing in Uppsala

The bomb that killed a 24-year-old woman when she was sleeping at home in Uppsala last year was a microwave oven filled with pink explosive material. Today, three men – 20, 23 and 34 years old – are being prosecuted for carrying out the blast.

» Updated: 04 October 2024, 12:25

» Published: 02 August 2024

Three charged for the deadly bombing in Uppsala
Photo: Pontus Lundahl/TT

Three explosions occurred within four days in September last year. All the explosions are linked to a conflict within the criminal Foxtrot network.

On September 25, an explosion occurred in a multi-family house in Hässelby. The next day, another explosion occurred. This time in a multi-family house in Linköping, and on September 28, a bomb detonated between two villas outside Uppsala.

Several people were injured in the attacks, and in Uppsala, a 24-year-old woman who was in one of the houses died.

Cooking Pot Bomb

A so-called cooking pot bomb was used in the explosion in Hässelby.

It causes very severe injuries. Furthermore, three people were physically injured, one of them seriously, says prosecutor Carl Mellberg at a press conference in Uppsala on Friday.

In Linköping, a cooking pot bomb was also used. There was already a threat against the property. When the bomb exploded in the stairwell, it caused extensive damage. One person was in the stairwell at the time.

But escaped injury by pure luck, says prosecutor Helene Gestrin.

In connection with the third bomb exploding in Uppsala, two men were arrested. One of the men is said to have communicated via encrypted chats and received instructions from the instigator.

The perpetrators photographed the bomb in the car on the way to the location, says prosecutor Thomas Bälter.

Surveillance cameras caught a man placing the bomb – a microwave oven filled with pink explosive material – between the two houses.

Life Ahead

In one of the houses, a 24-year-old woman was sleeping on the lower floor at the time of the detonation.

She had her whole life ahead of her, but it ended that night, says Thomas Bälter.

In total, eight men were charged on Friday for involvement in one or more explosions. A 23-year-old man is charged with transporting, placing, and detonating all three bombs. He is charged with, among other things, murder and attempted murder. A 34-year-old man is charged with the same crimes regarding the bomb in Uppsala.

A 20-year-old man is charged with manufacturing or providing all three bombs, as well as transporting 25 kilos of explosive material in a taxi with the intention of manufacturing more bombs.

Those who instigated the explosions have not yet been identified.

They are skilled at hiding behind encrypted phones. Often they are in another country. It's a challenge, but we won't give up, says Thomas Bälter to TT.

In total, there are over 200 plaintiffs in the case.

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