Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Uddevalla area, Sweden on Sat 2nd May 2026

After Saturday night's two explosions in Vänersborg and Uddevalla, the police are investigating whether the events may be related.

Earlier that day, a suspicious shooting also took place at the same address as the explosion in Vänersborg. Four people have now been arrested.

The first alarm came at 00.20 on Saturday night, when an explosion occurred in central Vänersborg. A gate to a building was damaged, but no one was injured.

At 00:55, the police were called again, this time in Uddevalla. There too, an explosion had occurred at the entrance to an apartment building, with no injuries.

– No one is injured. The National Bomb Protection Unit and technicians are at the scene, says police spokesman Göran Carlbom on Saturday morning.

VMA was issued

At 2 a.m., a VMA was issued in the affected areas of both cities, due to suspected dangerous objects. Residents were urged to stay indoors and follow police instructions.

– It is to minimize risks and protect people, says Martin Hallberg at the police, in connection with the VMA.

The VMA was canceled at 4:30 a.m. after the seats had been secured.

Police are investigating a possible connection

The explosions are being investigated as acts of public destruction. The police have not yet commented on any possible connection between the events.

At the same address in Vänersborg where the explosion occurred, bullet holes were also discovered in the building early Friday. The suspected shooting is being investigated separately as a violation of the Weapons Act.

Has this address been of interest to the police before?

“I don't have that detailed knowledge,” says Göran Carlbom.

Four arrested

On Tuesday, the police announced that four people had been detained and arrested after the weekend's explosions.

Three are suspected of a serious violation of the Act on Flammable and Explosive Goods and of serious public danger. The fourth person is suspected of aiding and abetting the serious public danger.