Explosion in southern town in Sweden injures 19, cause unclear


  • World
  • Friday, 07 Jun 2019

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A powerful explosion in the southern Swedish town of Linkoping on Friday damaged buildings and injured 19 people, police and hospital staff said.

The cause of the explosion was unclear but police said a bomb squad was on its way to the scene in downtown Linkoping and that they had opened a criminal investigation.

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