Suspected robbery and bomb threat in central Stockholm attempted robbery and bomb threat at … – Aftonbladet

Suspected robbery and bomb threat in central Stockholm attempted robbery and bomb threat at … – Aftonbladet

A exchange on Gotgatan in central Stockholm was subjected to an attempted robbery – while robbed another office on Gullmarsplan, less than two kilometers away.

Masked perpetrators left behind suspicious objects in both locations and bomb technicians are on their way right now.

– It is the same scenario in both places, says Lars Bystrom at Stockholm police.

It was this morning that a masked man tried to rob a money exchange office on Gotgatan in central Stockholm.

According to Aftonbladet the man left the place running.

On the exchange office, he put a bag of some kind of clock ticking. Large parts of Gotgatan blocked right now by.

– He has been in the room and left running towards civic location. On the spot, he left a bag, says Eva Nilsson at police länskommunikationscentral in Stockholm.

Bomb Technician is currently on his way to the scene.

Another robbery at the same time

While large police resources sent to Södermalm robbed another exchange on Gullmarsplan by two masked offenders after the robbery left on a moped in the direction south towards the Globe area.

– Several of the place have seen a person run from this office says Eva Nilsson.

The police do not rule out that the two robberies are linked and that the first in such a case could have been a diversion.

The culprit on Gullmarsplan was reportedly over a large sum of money. He will, according to Aftonbladet data have been armed with a sledgehammer. He should have been wearing reflective clothing.

– It is an accomplished aggravated robbery on Gullmarsplan says Lars Bystrom at Stockholm police.

According to Aftonbladet experience should man brought with him around 400 000 crowns.

Big traffic problems

The culprit on Gullmarsplan he should also have left a suspicious object in the exchange store. The station will reportedly be evacuated.

The robberies and bomb threats will pose major problems in local traffic.

– The subway will turn in Gullmarsplan in both directions until further notice, said Lars Bystrom.

While car traffic around Gotgatan and Gulmarsplan will be affected, according to police.

How long transport impact is unclear at present.

The text is updated