Man shot in mall in Swedish city Malmo

Police said they had not identified a suspect or motive in the shooting and had made no arrests


Reuters July 26, 2016
File photo of Swedish police standing by police cars. PHOTO: REUTERS

STOCKHOLM: An unidentified assailant shot and wounded a man in a shopping mall in the Swedish city of Malmo on Tuesday, police said.

A Malmo police statement said the victim was shot in the leg and taken to a local hospital. His condition was not immediately known.

Police said they had not identified a suspect or motive in the shooting and had made no arrests. The incident occurred in a mainly immigrant neighbourhood of Sweden's third largest city.

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COMMENTS (1)

Ajeet | 7 years ago | Reply The crimes famous in Muslim lands will now spread in Europe. We need an alliance of Modi, Trump and Netanyahu to break this evil.
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