A man has been killed in violent crimes believed to be linked to gang wars in Sweden.
Several shootings and an explosion were reported in and around Stockholm on Saturday night.
Initially, there were no arrests.
"Gang crime is escalating," Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told SVT.
"These are people with an extreme potential for violence who, in search of revenge or status, threaten the safety and freedom of others."
Sweden has been struggling with rampant gang crime for several years.
In 2022, there were 388 firearms incidents in the EU country.
61 people died.
Victims and perpetrators are increasingly minors.
Officials found the fatality late Friday evening with gunshot wounds in Solna near Stockholm.
Shots were also reported from Fruängen and Tumba southwest of the capital, as well as a detonation in the Skarpnäck district of southern Stockholm.
The crimes are believed to be related, a police spokeswoman said.
There had also been shootings and detonations in the previous days.
"It's a very tense situation with five serious violent crimes within ten hours.
This is not the norm and has never happened in this spiral of violence," the spokeswoman said.
The police expert on gang violence, Gunnar Appelgren, spoke of a very serious conflict.
It's about kill or be killed.
Also on Friday evening, two teenagers were injured in a chase in Stockholm.
Police found guns in the car they were in.
A total of three people were arrested.