Sweden's Armed Forces have confirmed that an incident at the Kråks shooting range outside Karlsborg took place during a training exercise, according to reports from Göteborgs-Posten, Dagens Nyheter, SVT and the Armed Forces itself.
The confirmation followed initial reports of an explosion at the facility. Göteborgs-Posten reported that the accident occurred during a training session, while Dagens Nyheter described it as a blast that happened during a training moment. The Armed Forces acknowledged the incident at the range near Karlsborg.
The Armed Forces said its attention is on the soldiers involved. "The focus is on our soldiers," the authority stated, according to SVT.
A person who has lived near the shooting range their whole life told Aftonbladet they had not experienced anything similar before.
The reports do not specify the number of people injured, the exact time of the incident, or what caused it. No further details about the sequence of events at the range have been released.
The Kråks skjutfält is a military training area, and the incident is being described by authorities as connected to a training activity rather than any other type of operation.
What to watch next: whether the Armed Forces releases additional information on the condition of those involved and the cause of the blast.