Police suspect foul play at Swedish apartment building blast

By JARI TANNER
Associated Press

HELSINKI (AP) — Police suspect a blast at an apartment building in Sweden’s second-largest city might have been caused by an explosive device. The explosion took place just before 5 a.m. Tuesday in central Goteborg. A hospital spokesperson said 16 people were brought in for treatment, including four with serious injuries. A police spokesperson tells Swedish broadcaster TV4 that investigators think foul play may have been involved. Police are looking into whether any tenants were being targeted. The explosion set off multiple fires and some residents leaped out of their windows to escape. Swedish media immediately focused on the possibility that the blast could be related to feuding gangs but Prime Minister Stefan Lofven repeatedly declined to speculate on a motive.