Police suspect a blast at an apartment building in Sweden's second-largest city might have been caused by an explosive deviceHELSINKI -- A powerful explosion rocked a Swedish apartment building early Tuesday in Goteborg, injuring up to 20 people, setting off multiple fires and forcing the evacuation of hundreds. Police said they suspect the blast may have been caused by an explosive device. Police spokesman Thomas Fuxborg said the cause of the explosion was not yet known, but he told Swedish broadcaster TV4 that investigators think foul play might have been involved. In 2019, a powerful explosion ripped through two adjacent apartment buildings in the southern Swedish city of Linkoping, injuring 25 people and damaging more than 100 apartments. Swedish media immediately focused Tuesday on the possibility that the Goteborg blast could be related to feuding gangs but Prime Minister Stefan Lofven repeatedly declined to speculate on a motive.

Source: ABC News September 28, 2021 07:48 UTC