Suspicious object in a car in front of the Borlänge police station



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It was at 12:50 p.m. that a suspicious-looking object was discovered in a car parked in Wallingatan in front of the entrance to the police station in Borlänge.

At 6 p.m., National had the bomb guard deactivated the object after it was removed from the car. Later, the vehicle was searched manually and also by a dog.

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of preparing for general destruction. One of those arrested is a man and was arrested in Borlänge, says Gabriel Henning in the Bergslagen police region.

The area around the police station it was cordoned off for a few hours and the public was urged to follow and respect the roadblocks.

– We evacuated a secondary school and some houses, as well as a cafe and a property in Vattugatan, says Gabriel Henning.

Also AStar which is one adult education and whose building partially faces Wallingatan was evacuated:

– The municipality’s security manager thought we should evacuate, so we did, but it wasn’t dramatic, says Ann Christine Skogqvist, unit manager at Borlänge.

Residents of the affected streets were urged to close their windows and stay indoors. Those with windows facing Wallintorget were urged to stay away from windows.

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