Swedish police call for a ban on sales of bulletproof vests to civilians. More and more people are purchasing this protective equipment amid an increase in violence across the country.

Since January, no less than 30 shootings between gangs have been recorded and resulted in the death of four people. The Minister of Justice, Gunnar Strömmer, signed an agreement with Gérald Darmanin on Monday to strengthen their cooperation in “the fight against terrorism, radicalization, cybercrime, organized crime, delinquency and irregular immigration”