Three men charged with attempted murder and arson over Helsingborg apartment fire
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Three men charged with attempted murder and arson over Helsingborg apartment fire

Three men are facing charges over an arson attack in Helsingborg in February. The men, aged 23 to 45, are charged with aggravated arson, attempted murder and several serious drug offenses.

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According to the indictment, the men acted together and in agreement on February 9, starting a fire in an apartment building in Helsingborg by pouring flammable liquid through a letterbox and setting it alight.

They are also charged with attempted murder of the people who were in the apartment. It emerged that they had placed a wooden bar under the door handle on the outside of the door.

“Through their actions, they prevented the people in the apartment from getting out, thereby creating a life-threatening situation. It was only due to fortuitous circumstances that they were eventually able to get out and did not perish in the fire,” prosecutor Cathrine Bengtsson says in a press release.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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