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Teenagers arrested after shooting at residence

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Two teenagers were arrested after a shooting incident at a residence in Hässelby, Stockholm.
  • The incident is being investigated as attempted murder and aggravated weapons offenses, with no physical injuries reported.
  • Separate reports detail overnight attacks between the US and Iran, a man shot dead by police near Nynäshamn, and a police chase resulting in two hospitalizations.

Stockholm police arrested two young men overnight in connection with a shooting at a Hässelby residence. The incident, which occurred around 11:30 p.m., involved shots fired at a home where several people were present. Fortunately, no one sustained physical injuries. Authorities are treating the case as attempted murder and aggravated weapons offenses.

Separately, the report includes updates on international and domestic incidents. Overnight, Iran reportedly attacked Kuwait and Bahrain, with the US military stating it intercepted rockets. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed to have attacked a US base in Bahrain in retaliation for US strikes. The US military confirmed it had fired on a tanker heading towards Iran's Kharg island.

Within Sweden, a man was shot dead by police on a highway near Nynäshamn after a pursuit. He was suspected of kidnapping and attempted murder. Two other individuals in the vehicle were hospitalized. Earlier, a police chase on highway 73 also led to two people being taken to the hospital after the pursued car veered off the road. Their injuries are not life-threatening.

Several people were present in the residence. We have been on site and spoken with witnesses; no one has been physically injured.

— Carina SkagerlindPolice press spokesperson Carina Skagerlind described the scene after the Hässelby shooting.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.