Swedish man sentenced for operating bomb factory

A 54-year-old man has been sentenced to several years in prison after police discovered a bomb factory in an attefallshus, a type of small outbuilding, south of Uppsala. During a search in February, authorities found various tools, fuse wires, pyrotechnic mixtures, and large quantities of empty firework casings.

Investigators linked the explosives constructed by the man to multiple violent incidents. This includes an explosion at an apartment building entrance in Västerås on December 31, 2025, where DNA from the man was found on a damaged thermos used in the device. Additionally, two bombs manufactured by the man were recovered in Märsta, and one of his explosive devices was found on a minor in Farsta.

Despite the evidence, the man consistently denied the charges during interrogations, claiming the police were attempting to frame him.