04:10 Strängnäs
There has been some type of detonation at a building in Strängnäs. Police are working intensively at the scene together with the emergency services.
Some evacuation has been done.
Listen to emergency personnel – they will inform you about what applies to you.
05:34
Evacuation of those affected is underway with a gathering place nearby. The emergency services and police will inform all those affected what applies to them. There is no danger to the public in this now.
National bomb protection is activated in the case.
No one was injured as a result of the incident. However, there must be damage to a property.
The police work at the scene with a large number of units.
06:05
A large cordon has been made of the place. There are a lot of questions and speculation about an object that is supposed to be on the site. What this is is nothing we can speculate on at this point.
The item will be investigated.
Those who were evacuated have been taken to a collection point nearby.
It is also too early to comment on whether there are connections to other explosions in the near future. This is something that the investigation can show. The police are of course looking into possible connections.
06:42
Technicians are called in. They haven’t arrived yet but are on their way.
It is still too early to say how many people have been evacuated. It is, however, several flights of stairs.
06:47
The national bomb shelter is in place.
07:37
The police continue to work intensively with gathering information about the case. Among other things, it involves hearing any witnesses and forming an idea of how and when the detonation occurred. The national bomb protection is in place and working.
The number of evacuated people is around 20.
No one has yet been arrested.
The matter is classified as public-dangerous devastation.
The damage to the affected property is considered to be fairly minor. Regarding the object that is reported to be lying on the ground near the site, there remains an investigation before information can be provided about what this is.
Barricades remain around the site.
We fully understand if you feel worried or anxious. The police are on site and work both to create security and are available as support if someone needs to talk to us.
The police will work very intensively on the case and will remain in the area. There is currently no danger to the public.
The people who are evacuated will receive further instructions from rescue personnel on site.
We will update the information when possible.
12:25 The barricades are lifted.
