Two explosions and an averted incident occurred in Norrköping on Sunday, according to police and witnesses. Residents express fear and shock over the events in Ljura, Sandbyhov, and Lindö. Police are investigating if they are connected.
On Sunday morning at 04:44, an explosion destroyed a stairwell in Ljura, Norrköping, damaging doors and windows in nearby buildings. The outer door was gone and first-floor doors affected, with plywood used to board up. Maria Steen, 48, living next door, woke to the blast: "We woke up to the windows shattering and flowers flying out. My first thought was that the entire fire station across the street had exploded." She worries about her dog Torsten, who seems traumatized, and struggles to sleep due to the cold from broken windows.
Agneta Thörnmo, 78, woke at 4:45 to the noise and saw flashing lights from police, ambulances, and fire trucks: "It is very sad and unsettling. And awful. All at once." Denita, 60, remarks: "It is sad that they use such strong bombs. These youths want status in their gang. I am ashamed to live in awful Ljura."
At 22:59 in the evening, another blast occurred in Sandbyhov, another part of the city. A young woman from the targeted building says: "It boomed very loudly. The whole apartment shook and I saw smoke. It took several hours before I could fall asleep again." Evelina Rosell, 28, heard it from her home: "We flew out of the sofa and looked out. Then we saw smoke coming from this direction... I lay thinking about it all night." Ingrid, 68, felt the vibrations 500 meters away: "What do they gain from destroying the house? It is damn awful."
That evening, police were called to Lindö where a dangerous object was found. Two men under 20 were arrested on a tram after the Sandbyhov incident, and a boy under 15 in Lindö. Police are working on the hypothesis that the three incidents are connected. In the Sandbyhov building, one resident was previously threatened, and another is detained for attempted murder. Marja-Liisa Oravainen, 78, contrasts today's insecurity with the calm of the 1960s: "It is like night and day." Ing-Marie Skullman, 73, warns: "The shootings are increasing day by day... It feels unsafe in the whole city." Charlotte, 57, in Ljura, sums up: "It is frightening when they blow out half the house."