A then 18-year-old man sat alone in a compartment. In his backpack was a sharpened pistol and a wrapped nut can. It turned out to be a bomb containing 1.5 kilos of explosives, complete with gunpowder with apertured explosive capsule.

First, the man, who lives in Södertälje, claimed that he had visited his girlfriend in Malmö and that someone must have put the things in his bag when he put it away at the central. Later, he told another version to the police: that he was sent to carry out an assignment because of a drug deal debt. But he claims he did not know what it was he was carrying.

Has previously handled explosives and weapons

A 31-year-old man is charged with being the one who gave the now 19-year-old man the gun and explosive charge. He was previously convicted of handling explosive goods and weapons. Both men deny the charges.

"My client denies crime," said Ninmar Poli, the 19-year-old's lawyer.

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The prosecutor claims that the explosive charge was handled "particularly carelessly" as it was transported in a backpack on bus and train with passengers on board. The technical investigations have shown that the bomb could have exploded if the train crashed or if the bomb was dropped into the floor.

Comparable to the bombs from the terrorist attacks in London's subway

Ammunition technicians from the Armed Forces have compared the bomb with those used in the bombing of London's subway in 2005. There, the weight of the bombs was the same as for this bomb.

“Life-threatening lung damage occurs within a 3.5m radius. In a closed space, the pressure is expected to be higher, which is why this area is larger. Therefore, in the train compartment and its immediate vicinity, all persons are deemed to be able to suffer life-threatening lung injuries, ”they write in their opinion.

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More bombs in cans

In recent years, several bombs built in cans have been used in Malmö, including a case on Cronman's road last spring where a man was recently sentenced to two years in prison.

The investigation has linked the gun that the man had in the bag to a shotgun in Persborg three years ago.

The trial begins on Friday and lasts for two days.