In a sleepy suburb to the fourth biggest city in Sweden (Uppsala). Criminals planted a bomb that in tramadol induced theory would kill a rival gang member.
The problem? The criminal target had moved away quite some time ago and the house was out on the market for sale, something the other criminals didn´t bother to investigate further.
The second problem? The bomb destroyed the neighbour´s house, where a 25-year old woman was blown into pieces. She had recently graduated from the university to become a teacher. She had nothing to do with criminals at all, just a victim of dysfunctional politics over time or being in the wrong place at the wrong time as media normal spins these events. Being at home in Sweden is now the wrong place to be...
Her house after being enriched by explosives. In total, five houses were damaged.
There was also a deadly shooting in a suburb here in Stockholm called Jordbro.
Earlier last evening, there was yet another shooting. A young rapper was shot and killed. According to sources in media, he was not unknown by the police.
The shooting took place next to a soccer field where young children were practising and they witnessed the entire ordeal.
Comparing statistics between countries can be problematic and misguided but I think it is pretty fair to compare Sweden to neighbouring Nordic countries that have similar cultures and history.
Deadly shootings for 2022 (According to Expressen (a Swedish newspaper):
Sweden - 63
Norway - 4
Denmark - 4
Finland - 2
Sweden has had around 130+ bombings this year, I haven´t found any statistics from other Nordic countries but I think it is pretty safe to say that Sweden takes the first place in that category with a broad margin.
A couple of days ago, this bombing went down in Linköping.
This is not the first time that city is enriched by a bomb. In 2019, a bomb sent 20 people to the hospital and hundreds of people had to find a new place to stay.
Yesterday, the newspapers in Sweden reported that the Norwegian authorities are pleading to the international community to assist their country because Swedish gangs have begun to establish their position there also.
The figures might not stand out in an American context but please, bear in mind, Sweden was one of the safest countries in the world until the politicians and media wanted to make a demographic- and cultural experiment.
We are now enjoying that legacy with never-ending excitement, where will the next bomb go off...