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- 1 2 "Luna, 4, dog i bilexplosionen på Hisingen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Sweden: Four killed in suspected car bomb blast in Gothenburg". International Business Times. 12 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Polisen: Explosion som dödade fyra var mord". Svenska Dagbladet/TT (in Swedish). 27 October 2015.
- 1 2 "20-åring anhållen för bilbomb". P4 Göteborg/TT (in Swedish). 26 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Bilexplosion har koppling till gängkonflikt" (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. 12 June 2015.
- ↑ "Kraftig ökning av mord – här är det värst". Expressen. 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "Extrem situation jämfört med grannländerna" (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. 2 November 2015.
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- ↑ "Four Killed In Car Blast In Gothenburg". Sky News. 13 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Polisen misstänker mord efter bilbomb". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 27 October 2015.