Expressen Police scrambled after stabbing in Gothenburg, Sweden

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The “serious” stabbing – which Swedish police have deemed an attempted murder – occurred at 9.20pm GMT (10.20pm local time) in Hisingden, Sweden’s most populous island.Stefan Gustafson, a police spokesperson reportedly said a number of people ran from the scene, leaving the 45-year-old man left bleeding in the street. Speaking to the Swedish news-site Expressen, Mr Gufstafsson added that witnesses saw a brawl in the street and alerted police before the stabbing took place.

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A witness told the news-site that Hisingden has a large police presence. The wounded man was taken to hospital in an ambulance and police have launched a preliminary murder investigation, although no one at the time was arrested. Earlier today a man was shot in Malmö, according to Swedish media.Several shots were fired outside a restaurant in the so-called 'no go zone' of the southern city.

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Police have denied such areas exist. The two attacks came after a powerful explosion rocked a block of flats in Gothenburg. A "hand grenade" reportedly erupted in a stairwell. Regional police chief Ulf Johansson said: ”We have had a large number of serious crimes and shootings in Stockholm recently. “In the past few days we've had five murders in Stockholm. Of course it is alarming and very serious.”

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The attacks happened just weeks after the world’s media turned its attention to Sweden. President Donald Trump aroused attention on the nation’s security when he gave a speech at a rally in Sweden and referred to events there. Within days there were riots in Rinkeby in Stockholm and grenade attacks in Malmö. Swedish people and politicians jumped to defend their nation - insisting there were not issues - especially with migrant integration.