Two explosions rip through residential buildings in Sweden reportedly linked to a gang feud

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Following the explosions, the Swedish government said it will hold a meeting to identify measures to fight the gang violence that can be quickly implemented.

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00:00 Police in Sweden are investigating whether two explosions that rocked residential areas

00:07 are linked to a drugs feud between rival gangs.

00:10 A woman suffered minor injuries after a blast ripped through an apartment complex in the town of Linköping.

00:16 Local media said the address may be connected to a senior figure within the Foxtrot criminal group.

00:24 It's hard for me to go into that kind of detail so early in our investigation.

00:29 But what we can say is that the type of networked crime that exists nationally

00:34 is not only in the big cities anymore, but it also exists in Linköping and other cities around Sweden.

00:40 Hours earlier, an explosion caused substantial damage to an apartment building in Hasselby, a suburb of Stockholm.

00:47 Three people were taken to hospital and a number of residents were evacuated while the police carried out a follow-up operation.

00:54 Gang violence is a deepening problem in Sweden.

00:58 So far this year, there have been 124 explosions and 36 people have been shot dead in a turf war over drugs and weapons.

01:07 (whooshing)

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