Sweden to Fast-Track Law on Surveilling Minors to Curb Gang Bombings

More than 30 bomb blasts have hit Stockholm since the start of the year as gang violence continues to plague the country.

The Swedish flag in Stockholm on April 4, 2020. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images

Sweden will fast-track new legislation to allow electronic surveillance of minors after a series of gang-related bombings in Stockholm this month, the prime minister said on Thursday.

The country has been plagued by gang violence, which has dramatically escalated over the past two decades. In 2023, it recorded the highest level of fatal gun violence per capita in Europe.