Sweden’s prime minister on Thursday said that he’s summoned the head of the military to discuss how the armed forces can help police deal with an unprecedented crime wave that has shocked the country with almost daily shootings and bombings.

Getting the military involved in crime-fighting would be a highly unusual step for Sweden, underscoring the severity of the gang violence that has claimed a dozen lives across the country this month, including teenagers and innocent bystanders.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that he would meet with the armed forces’ supreme commander and the national police commissioner on Friday to explore “how the armed forces can help police in their work against the criminal gangs.”

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    1 year ago

    This was re-posted to the same community, 13 hours later, by the same person.

    I prefer actual cross-posts over detached reposts, but still hope this was a mistake. It splits the comment sections.

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      Thanks for spotting this. Looks like the article changed its title and updated the text after I posted it the first time.