Sweden blast: Explosion causes damage to police station in Helsingborg, no injuries reported

Sweden blast: Explosion causes damage to police station in Helsingborg, no injuries reported

Reuters October 18, 2017, 13:15:20 IST

An explosion overnight in the southern Swedish town of Helsingborg caused extensive damage to the entrance of a police station, authorities said on Wednesday.

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Sweden blast: Explosion causes damage to police station in Helsingborg, no injuries reported

Stockholm: An explosion overnight in the southern Swedish town of Helsingborg caused extensive damage to the entrance of a police station, authorities said on Wednesday.

Nobody was injured in the explosion, which occurred shortly after midnight local time and also shattered windows in a neighbouring building, police said in a statement.

“It is unclear what caused the detonation,” police said.

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Police said they were carrying out checks in the Helsingborg area but had not made any arrests. Gang-related violent crime in southern Sweden has been in the spotlight in recent years with several shootings in the region.

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