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Sweden sends in army over spate of deadly gun violence

By France24
01 October 2023   |   3:23 pm
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he will meet the national army and police chiefs on Friday to combat a surge in gang violence, as the country reels from record shooting deaths this month.

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