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Several of the recent killings in Malmö have been linked to financial fraud and fake companies trading online, according to sources close to the ongoing murder investigations.

Malmö Mayor Ilmar Reepalu hopes that open letters to the community signed by politicians will help curb the violence that has plagued the city in recent months.

Four men have been arrested for the "execution style" killing of a 19-year-old man in Malmö in August 2011 in what police believe was a settling of scores among criminal gangs.

Two violent attacks in Malmö left a man dead from gunshot wounds, while a bomb placed outside a police station left extensive damage. The bomb blast happened in the early hours of Tuesday night.

A police station in central Malmö was hit by a powerful explosion early Wednesday morning, leaving a hole in the building.

Malmö was rocked by another fatal shooting on Tuesday night after a man was gunned down in a car and later died at hospital, marking the city's third gun fatality since the start of the year.

Two men were shot in central Malmö on the night between Friday and Saturday, and a suspect was arrested by the police shortly thereafter. All three men are known to have criminal ties.

Police in Malmö have taken the unusual decision to cordon off the entrance to the accident and emergency department at the Skåne University Hospital following the latest in a rising number of fatal shooting incidents.

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Police in Malmö say they see no ties between Tuesday's fatal shooting and the later bombing of a police station but that they are "embarrassed" that crime has continued to rise despite a recent increase in police presence.