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Miranda Bryant in Stockholm

Swedish police call for ban on civilians wearing bulletproof vests

Military body armour
Bulletproof vests ‘don’t belong in any state unless in a war situation’, said Patrik Andersson of Skåne police. Photograph: Josiah S/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Police in southern Sweden have called for a ban on civilians wearing bulletproof vests, which they say do not have a place outside war zones because they cause fear in communities.

Increasing numbers of children and young people, including those under 15, are wearing protective vests in towns and cities, they said, as gang crime continues to pull in the younger generation in Sweden.

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