After the blast in Trollhättan: Hope for effect of 120 surveillance cameras

2023-09-19T15:45:11.218Z

Highlights: Trollhättan has been shaken by several recent acts of violence. 120 surveillance cameras have been set up at 35 points in the southern districts. The hope is that residents will feel safer and that police work will become more effective, says Jenny Wester, head of the local police area Östra Fyrbodal. On Tuesday, for the second time in five days, an explosion occurred outside a residential building in Lextorp. The police chief says it's too early to say what effect the cameras have had.

On Tuesday, for the second time in five days, an explosion occurred outside a residential building in Lextorp. Now the police hope that 120 new surveillance cameras in Trollhättan's southern districts will have an effect. – We hope that they will act only as a deterrent and create security, says Jenny Wester, head of the local police area Östra Fyrbodal.