Sweden: What is the cause of ‘terrorist-like’ epidemic of violence?

In just a 12-hour period last week, an 18-year-old rapper was executed on a sports field near Stockholm, a second man shot dead and the 25-year-old woman referred to by Kristersson was killed in a bomb attack in Uppsala, about 70km north of Stockholm.

“Sweden has never before seen anything like this,” Kristersson said. “No other country in Europe is seeing anything like this.” The situation, he said, is now so bad that the police need support from the military. It is not yet clear exactly what the army will be asked to do, but the police chief has said it could involve support with surveillance, help with logistics and vehicles and contributing skills.