At Least Two Killed After Shooting in Swedish Restaurant
A police officer stands next to the scene of a fatal shooting in Gothenburg, Sweden, late 18 March 2015. Photo: EPA
At least two people were killed and eight injured after a shooting took place late on Wednesday in a restaurant in the Swedish city of Gothenburg.
According to police spokeswoman Ulla Brehm, automatic weapons were used in the attack, which is likely to have been gang-related, the BBC reports.
A witness said for Swedish SVT that two men entered the restaurant, as the customers were watching a football game, and opened fire.
The attackers are believed to have fled the crime scene, while the police has sealed off the area and started an investigation
A similar incident, which is also believed to have been gang-related, took place in a Copenhagen shopping centre on Wednesday, but there were no victims.
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