It was 03.17 on Thursday night when the police and rescue service were alerted to a store in central Arboga because there had been a detonation at the site, the police announce on their website.

Once in place, the police were able to establish that something had exploded outside the store, and damaged the front door and shop window.

It is currently unclear if anything has been stolen from the store.

Residents evacuated

The store is located on the ground floor of a residential building and the residents have been evacuated from the house, but no people were injured in connection with the explosion.

The police have cordoned off for technical investigation and are conducting interrogation of witnesses.

The crime is currently classified as general destruction, but no person has been arrested.