Undefined Explosive Device (UED)
Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Södertälje area, Sweden on Wed 6th May 2026
6th May 2026
An explosion occurred in a residential area in Södertälje on Wednesday evening. No one was injured, according to the police.
At 11 p.m., police and emergency services were alerted to a loud bang at an address in a residential area in Södertälje.
– Something exploded on a house plot and caused a small fire in a bush. There is no damage to the house, says the rescue service's duty officer Andreas Blomquist.
No one was reported to have been physically harmed.
The police have launched a preliminary investigation into public danger and a serious violation of the Act on Flammable and Explosive Goods.
Technicians have been on site overnight to secure any traces.
Several explosions have occurred in Södertälje in the past month, including in the city's central areas last Sunday.
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