British schoolboy killed in Sweden apartment blast linked to gang violence

A Birmingham schoolboy killed in a grenade blast at an apartment in Sweden had just celebrated his eighth birthday, his grieving father has said.

Yuusuf Warsame had marked the occasion two days after flying out with his brothers, sisters, and mother to visit relatives in the city of Gothenburg.

He was sleeping in the living room of the flat when a hand grenade was thrown inside, detonating at about 3am on Monday.