Sweden seeks military help against gang violence

Sweden's prime minister has called in the head of the armed forces to help curb a rise in gang murders, the BBC reports.

The two men and the country's police chief are meeting on Friday to discuss what role the army can play.

In the past 24 hours, 12 men were shot dead in Stockholm and a 25-year-old woman was killed in an explosion in a home in a town north of the capital.

"We will go after the gangs and defeat them," promised Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in a televised speech.

Army Chief Micael Byden told Dagens Nyheter that he was ready to help police efforts.

It is not yet clear what strategy will be chosen, but it is believed that the military may take over some policing duties to allow officers to free up resources to fight crime.

Twelve people have been killed since the beginning of September, the highest number since December 2019.

Swedish media linked a record number of murders to disputes within the Foxtrot Network gang.

Prime Minister Kristersson said that Sweden had not seen anything like this before and that "no other country in Europe" was facing a similar situation.

He emphasized that children and innocent bystanders are increasingly exposed to violence.

The overnight explosion in Uppsala, about 80 km north of Stockholm, killed a woman believed to be a neighbor of a man with links to organized crime.

She fell asleep "on a perfectly normal night but never managed to wake up," the prime minister said.

A few hours earlier, a man in his 20s was killed in a shooting in Jordbro, south of the capital, according to SVT.

An 18-year-old man was shot dead on Thursday evening near a crowded sports ground in Stockholm.

Last year over 60 people died in shootings in Sweden, and this year it is expected to be the same or worse, writes the BBC.

A government report published in 2021 found that four out of every million residents die from gunfire each year in Sweden, compared to 1.6 people per million in Europe.

The police linked the violence to poor integration of immigrants, increasing social inequalities and drug trafficking.

The prime minister said on Thursday there would be increased surveillance and tougher penalties for carrying weapons, as well as tougher deportation orders and stop-and-frisk zones.

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