The 2019 Linköping explosion was a bombing of a residential area in

Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ...

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, on June 7, 2019. The police believe that the explosion was part of a rivalry between criminal gangs. Unlike most criminal incidents involving bombs or explosive material in Sweden, the attack damaged more than 150 homes and caused substantial damage to an entire apartment block. The ''

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'' stated that 25 people were injured, and ''

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'' reported that seven were taken to hospital. Investigators expressed surprise that nobody was killed in the explosion. Damages were estimated at 80 million SEK.

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