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Stockholm worst Nordic capital for gun crime
189 people have been injured in shootings in the Swedish capital over the past five years, double the number in Copenhagen, Oslo and Helsinki put together. Rising gang-related crime has been blamed for the violence.
One injured after fresh shooting in Gothenburg
Swedish police say one person has been taken to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds after an attack in the Gamlestaden area of Gothenburg on Wednesday morning, just months after several high profile shootings took place in the city in western Sweden.
BLOG: Swedish PM visits mourning Gothenburg
Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven paid a visit to Gothenburg to meet with residents and council representatives following a fatal shooting at a restaurant in Sweden's second largest city on Thursday night.
'Sweden has had gang problems since the '90s'
The fatal shooting in Gothenburg on Wednesday happened in a violent area one expert has compared to 'the Wild West'. The Local has quizzed Amir Rostami, a leading authority on Sweden's organized crime groups, who is based at Stockholm University.
Man jailed for 18 years after brutal knife killing
A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for murder after a frenzied knife attack at a restaurant in Gothenburg in March.
Explosion rocks Gothenburg police depot
A powerful explosion occurred at a police building on Hisingen in Gothenburg at around 7pm on Tuesday, causing a fire and prompting a police investigation.
Police out in force for mosque protests
Police say they are ready for Saturday's planned demonstrations for and against the nearly completed mosque on Hisingen in Gothenburg, reports news agency TT.
Murder pics posted on porn site: report
Confidential police photographs of a woman who was raped and murdered in Gothenburg last year have been leaked onto a pornographic website, local newspaper GT reports.
Poisonings hit Gothenburg health office
A series of mysterious poisonings which sent several people to hospital continues to baffle both police and employees from a home healthcare office in Hisingen near Gothenburg.
Men arrested over Hisingen murder
Police have arrested two 25 year-old men on suspicion of involvement in the murder of a man found on a street in the Hisingen area of Gothenburg on Thursday.
Building set to start on Saudi-funded Mosque
Designs for a Saudi-funded landmark mosque in Gothenburg have received the final go-ahead from Muslim leaders in the city, meaning building can start next spring.
Kidnap victim meets alleged abductors in court
Five men accused of kidnapping a Gothenburg businessman this spring have gone on trial in the city's district court.
Man found dead on Gothenburg street
A man was found dead on Sunday morning on a street in the Hisingen area of Gothenburg.
Man believed murdered in Gothenburg
A man was found dead on a street in Gothenburg on Saturday morning. Police believe he was murdered.