Sweden will do whatever it takes, including sending in the army, to end a wave of violence that has seen a string of deadly shootings, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said in Wednesday.
Sweden's murder rate is relatively low in international terms, but gang violence has surged in recent years and Swedes are worried that the police are unable to cope.
In 2016, the latest year for which official statistics are available, 106 people were murdered in Sweden, a country of 10 million.
But Swedish TV reported there were over 300 shootings, mostly in turf battles between gangs over drugs, protection rackets and prostitution.
(Score: 2) by insanumingenium on Tuesday February 27 2018, @05:15PM (1 child)
So glad a portion of the ACs saw fit to not know how to spell the word muslim, makes it really easy to spot the trolls. I even went and made sure that that wasn't the Swedish spelling or something. Seriously, is that supposed to be a secret islamaphobe handshake or something? Do they not realize how stupid it makes them look?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 28 2018, @11:15AM
Learn English, you.