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Eight taken to hospital after fire in Södertälje

Eight people have been taken to hospital after a fire in an apartment building in the Ronna district of Södertälje. The police suspect that the fire was arson and an investigation into aggravated arson has been initiated.

Eight taken to hospital after fire in Södertälje

Man shot in mall during lunch hour

A man in his 30s was shot in a shopping mall in Sollentuna on Wednesday. Several shots were fired, according to witnesses.

Man shot in mall during lunch hour

Explosion in Hjulsta - second at the same address

An explosion occurred on Saturday evening at a multi-family house in Hjulsta in northwestern Stockholm. We have seized a number of objects, I will not go into what, says Carina Skagerlind, press spokesperson for the Police.

Explosion in Hjulsta - second at the same address

Police investigate rape at hotel in Stockholm

Two women in their 20s reported just before 03 in the night to Thursday that they had been subjected to rape and sexual harassment at a hotel in central Stockholm. > The women came down to the reception and reported that they had been victims of crimes committed by three men they had become acquainted with during the evening, says Mats Eriksson, press spokesperson at the Stockholm police.

Police investigate rape at hotel in Stockholm

Two arrested after explosion in Tensta

Two people have been arrested, suspected of the explosion that occurred in a doorway to an apartment building in Tensta, the police announced on Thursday morning. > They are two men in their 20s, says the police's press spokesperson Mats Eriksson.

Two arrested after explosion in Tensta

Multiple arrests made after shootings in Stockholm

Three different shootings occurred within 20 minutes in the southern Stockholm area on Wednesday evening. Several people have been arrested.

Multiple arrests made after shootings in Stockholm

Police removed Greta Thunberg from university

The police have interrupted a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the library on Stockholm University. About ten people were carried out after refusing to leave on police orders.

Police removed Greta Thunberg from university

Man found dead after shooting – found in car

The police are investigating a murder after a car crashed into a tree in Botkyrka south of Stockholm. In the car, a man in his 20s with gunshot wounds was found, who later was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Man found dead after shooting – found in car

Suspected hazardous object in Sigtuna

A suspected hazardous object has been found on a balcony at a residential building in Sigtuna north of Stockholm. The National Bomb Squad was called to the scene and took the object with them.

Suspected hazardous object in Sigtuna

Man found dead in residence – one person arrested

A man in his 40s has been found dead in a residence in Sigtuna municipality. Another man in his 40s, who was in the residence, has been arrested in connection with the death, according to the police.

Man found dead in residence – one person arrested

Serious Assault in Tumba – Boy Taken to Hospital

Two teenage boys have been injured after a suspected serious assault in Tumba outside Stockholm. > One has received some kind of laceration, one has been beaten with blows to the head, says the police's press spokesperson Mats Eriksson.

Serious Assault in Tumba – Boy Taken to Hospital

One injured in suspected "street race" on E18

One person has been taken to hospital after a collision between two cars and a minibus on Sunday. .

One injured in suspected "street race" on E18

No one arrested for the rape near Stureplan

Several people are suspected of having raped a woman near Humlegården in central Stockholm during the night towards Sunday. > It is a number of men who attacked a woman and subjected her to a rape, said Carina Skagerlind at the police earlier.

No one arrested for the rape near Stureplan

Motorcycle accident outside Sigtuna – man taken to hospital

A serious motorcycle accident occurred on road 263 just north of Sigtuna at around 6 pm on Saturday evening, which [Upsala Nya Tidning](https://unt. se/nyheter/sigtuna/artikel/allvarlig-mc-olycka-utanfor-sigtuna-vagen-helt-avstangd/r5vok5wj) was the first to report on.

Motorcycle accident outside Sigtuna – man taken to hospital

Man stabbed in Stockholm

A man has been stabbed on Södermalm in Stockholm and the police are chasing the perpetrator, writes Aftonbladet. > It is a man in his 40s who has received stab wounds and a blow to the head, says the police's press spokesperson Mats Eriksson to the newspaper.

Man stabbed in Stockholm

Man Shot Dead at Restaurant in South Stockholm

A 25-year-old man was shot to death with multiple shots inside a pub in Midsommarkransen in southern Stockholm on Saturday evening. Several people witnessed the murder.

Man Shot Dead at Restaurant in South Stockholm

Man Fatally Shot in Upplands-Bro

The man who was shot and injured in Upplands-Bro north of Stockholm on Tuesday evening has died, according to the police. No one has been arrested.

Man Fatally Shot in Upplands-Bro

Explosion in Solna – Teenager Arrested

A teenager has been arrested after an explosion in a villa in Solna, the police write on their website. According to the police, an object was thrown into the house and then detonated.

Explosion in Solna – Teenager Arrested

Two teenagers arrested after explosion

An explosion occurred in a store in the Södertälje district of Geneta on Monday. Two teenagers have now been arrested, suspected of involvement in the incident.

Two teenagers arrested after explosion

Lawyers want to see higher demands on prosecutors

A case in Trollhättan where a young man was acquitted in both the district court and the court of appeal, was the last straw. Now five lawyers are demanding stricter rules for prosecutors, in a debate article in Dagens Juridik.

Lawyers want to see higher demands on prosecutors

Suspected murder in Åkersberga – one arrested

A man has been arrested, suspected of murder in Åkersberga, north of Stockholm. The alarm was reported to the police at 9 o'clock on Thursday morning.

Suspected murder in Åkersberga – one arrested

Threatened youths with airgun – man arrested

A man in his 50s has been arrested since he threatened a number of youths in Sundbyberg with an air weapon. The alarm about the incident came at 7 pm on Thursday.

Threatened youths with airgun – man arrested

Eight detained in Södertälje – murder was prepared

Eight people were arrested late on Wednesday evening in the Södertälje area, suspected of, among other things, preparation for murder. They were later held by prosecutors.

Eight detained in Södertälje – murder was prepared