Sweden considers deploying troops to stamp out gangland violence as PM holds crisis meeting after ni
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Sweden is considering sending troops to end gang violence that has killed 12 people this month, as country's prime minister holds crisis meetings with the head of armed forces today. It followed bloody 12 hours which an 18-year-old rapper executed on sports field, second man was shot dead and 25-year-old woman killed in devastating blast Stockholm. And this month has been the deadliest month for s so far, with 12 people dead. This included a 13-year-old boy found dead woods a Stockholm suburb after being shot the head, prosecutors said, another example of 'gross and completely reckless gang violence'. The Scandinavian country has been in grip of a bloody conflict in recent years between gangs fighting over arms and drug trafficking, and the conflict has escalated due to feuds between gangs. Prosecutors said 13-year-old Milo was found dead woods a Stockholm suburb after being shot the head another example of 'gross and completely reckless gang violence'. Police officers are investigating the scene where a young man was shot at a sports field in southern Stockholm on Wednesday night The streets of the Swedish capital descended into carnage amidst lawlessness; The three s were committed within 12 hours of each other. It is not yet clear how military could become involved in the fight against gang violence, but previous meetings have suggested soldiers could take on some of police assaults to allow specialist officers to tackle crime. Moments after police were called to gunfire, a pickup truck crashed into a house in the area and two men fled the vehicle. Police believe woman, a graduate student studying to become a teacher, was not the target of . The real target, Aftonbladet reported, was a relative of gangster Rawa Majid, known as "Purple Fox," who lived next to the victim but appeared to be away at time. "There were screams panic and the smell of smoke," a neighbor the young woman told Expressen. Meanwhile, last Friday, two people were killed and two others were injured when a gunman opened fire on a crowded bar in Sandviken, northwest of Stockholm. A 13-year-old boy, identified only as Milo, was found dead in the woods near his home in a Stockholm suburb earlier this month. At the time, prosecutor Lisa dos Santos said Milo was shot in the head in a chilling example of "gross and completely reckless gang violence". He is believed to have been shot in Haninge, south of Stockholm. 'Sweden has never seen anything like this. 'No other country in Europe sees anything like this.' Police launched an investigation following an explosion a residential area in Storvreta, outside Uppsala, Sweden, the early hours of Thursday morning. Criminal gangs have become a growing problem in Sweden, with an increasing number of drive-by s, ings and grenade attacks. Most of the violence takes place in Sweden's three largest cities Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. The violence stemmed from a fight between Rawa Majid, who lives
Sweden is considering sending troops to end gang violence that has killed 12 people this month, as country's prime minister holds crisis meetings with the head of armed forces today. It followed bloody 12 hours which an 18-year-old rapper executed on sports field, second man was shot dead and 25-year-old woman killed in devastating blast Stockholm. And this month has been the deadliest month for s so far, with 12 people dead. This included a 13-year-old boy found dead woods a Stockholm suburb after being shot the head, prosecutors said, another example of 'gross and completely reckless gang violence'. The Scandinavian country has been in grip of a bloody conflict in recent years between gangs fighting over arms and drug trafficking, and the conflict has escalated due to feuds between gangs. Prosecutors said 13-year-old Milo was found dead woods a Stockholm suburb after being shot the head another example of 'gross and completely reckless gang violence'. Police officers are investigating the scene where a young man was shot at a sports field in southern Stockholm on Wednesday night The streets of the Swedish capital descended into carnage amidst lawlessness; The three s were committed within 12 hours of each other. It is not yet clear how military could become involved in the fight against gang violence, but previous meetings have suggested soldiers could take on some of police assaults to allow specialist officers to tackle crime. Moments after police were called to gunfire, a pickup truck crashed into a house in the area and two men fled the vehicle. Police believe woman, a graduate student studying to become a teacher, was not the target of . The real target, Aftonbladet reported, was a relative of gangster Rawa Majid, known as "Purple Fox," who lived next to the victim but appeared to be away at time. "There were screams panic and the smell of smoke," a neighbor the young woman told Expressen. Meanwhile, last Friday, two people were killed and two others were injured when a gunman opened fire on a crowded bar in Sandviken, northwest of Stockholm. A 13-year-old boy, identified only as Milo, was found dead in the woods near his home in a Stockholm suburb earlier this month. At the time, prosecutor Lisa dos Santos said Milo was shot in the head in a chilling example of "gross and completely reckless gang violence". He is believed to have been shot in Haninge, south of Stockholm. 'Sweden has never seen anything like this. 'No other country in Europe sees anything like this.' Police launched an investigation following an explosion a residential area in Storvreta, outside Uppsala, Sweden, the early hours of Thursday morning. Criminal gangs have become a growing problem in Sweden, with an increasing number of drive-by s, ings and grenade attacks. Most of the violence takes place in Sweden's three largest cities Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. The violence stemmed from a fight between Rawa Majid, who lives