In the West of Sweden for a night and torched nearly 100 vehicles
In the West of Sweden on the night of August 14, vandals set fire to nearly 100 vehicles. The police launched a special investigation, reported local TV channel SVT.
The fires occurred in Lysekil, Laforce, Falkenberg, Trollhattan and Gothenburg. “We estimate the damage in all areas. About 100 vehicles were damaged or completely burned,” said police spokesman Ulla Brehm.
According to Braine, the police already have suspects, but so far they won’t. They are teenagers who had participated in the rioting or breaking the law.
About 80 cars were set on fire in locations across Sweden yesterday evening in what police suspect was a coordinated attack pic.twitter.com/q2H2uKePiF
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The newspaper Göteborgs Posten writes about 80 burnt cars. Eyewitnesses reported that cars were set on fire by a group of six or eight teenagers in masks. After the fires, the police began to patrol the streets.