2015 Gothenburg car bombing

On 12 June 2015, four people, including a 4-year-old girl, were killed in a car bombing in Gothenburg, Sweden.[1][2] The bombing was seen as part of the gang conflicts in the city, as at least one of the victims was a known gang leader.[3][4]

2015 Gothenburg car bombing
LocationGothenburg, Sweden
Date12 June 2015
Attack type
Car bombing
Deaths4

Bombing

On Friday evening, 12 June around 17:00 CEST, a car exploded near a roundabout in Torslanda, Gothenburg.[1][5] Roads were thereafter closed off, and several witnesses who were in a state of shock were taken care of in the local church in Amhult.[6]

A pre-school child reported to have been one of four killed in the bombing was identified as a 4-year-old girl.[2] The girl was reportedly off on the Friday to go fishing with her father, a 29-year-old who also died in the bombing.[1] The car bombing took place amid an increase of homicides in Sweden, which was described as being "in an extreme situation" compared to other Nordic countries.[7][8]

Investigation

The attack was seen in the context of retaliatory revenge killings in Gothenburg in recent years.[9][10] The bombing was in October 2015 changed to be investigated as suspected murder, after it was believed that a bomb had been deliberately placed in the car by people other than those present.[11] All three men were confirmed by police to have been connected to gang conflicts in the city.[4] A 32-year-old man who died in the bombing was confirmed to have been a known Gothenburg gang leader.[6][11]

A person aged in the 20s was arrested in January 2016, suspected of complicity to the bombing.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Four dead in Gothenburg explosion at roundabout". The Local/TT. 13 June 2015.
  2. "Luna, 4, dog i bilexplosionen på Hisingen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 13 June 2016.
  3. "Sweden: Four killed in suspected car bomb blast in Gothenburg". International Business Times. 12 June 2015.
  4. "Polisen: Explosion som dödade fyra var mord". Svenska Dagbladet/TT (in Swedish). 27 October 2015.
  5. "20-åring anhållen för bilbomb". P4 Göteborg/TT (in Swedish). 26 January 2016.
  6. "Bilexplosion har koppling till gängkonflikt" (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. 12 June 2015.
  7. "Kraftig ökning av mord – här är det värst". Expressen. 15 March 2016.
  8. "Extrem situation jämfört med grannländerna" (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. 2 November 2015.
  9. "Four killed in car explosion in Sweden". The Guardian/AP. 13 June 2015.
  10. "Four Killed In Car Blast In Gothenburg". Sky News. 13 June 2015.
  11. "Polisen misstänker mord efter bilbomb". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 27 October 2015.
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