Two Bombings in One Night? That’s Normal Now in Sweden.

The aftermath of a bombing at a multi-family home in Stockholm. (Barbro Bergfeldt via Alamy)

My country just voted in a right-wing government. The almost 500 bombings since 2018 may have something to do with it.

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Yesterday morning, Swedes woke up to news of a kind that has become all-too familiar: During the night, powerful bombs exploded at apartment buildings in two different towns in southern Sweden.

One person was severely injured in Åstorp, where a witness told the press: “People screamed and cried. It felt so unreal.” A resident told Radio Sweden that his …

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