The Turkish police on Tuesday evening detained a man suspected of burning cars in the Swedish city of Gothenburg in West Sweden region, West Sweden's police said on Wednesday.
STOCKHOLM (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 15th August, 2018) The Turkish police on Tuesday evening detained a man suspected of burning cars in the Swedish city of Gothenburg in West Sweden region, West Sweden's police said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, local police said that about 80 cars had been set on fire on Monday night in several districts of West Sweden, including in the city of Trollhattan, near Gothenburg, noting that most of the fires broke out within a short interval and that they could have been coordinated via social media. Two men aged 16 and 21 have already been arrested by Swedish police on suspicion of arson, according to media reports.
"A 20-year-old man, who has been arrested in abstentia, was detained by the Turkish police yesterday evening. He is suspected of arson with a possible threat to human life, health and property," the police said in a statement.
The police also reported on Tuesday that two groups of up to 10 masked men had been seen in two districts of Gothenburg, while a larger group of 30 to 40 people had been spotted in the city of Trollhattan.
Sweden has been struggling with the problem of car arson and aggressive youth for years, with arson most likely to be committed at the beginning of the school year.
