Stockholm attack: Toll reaches 4; Sweden mourns loss of lives
April 08, 2017 08:34
The death toll in Friday's 'terror attack' in Stockholm has reached four, while 15 others are injured.
A hijacked beer truck ploughed into pedestrians at a central Stockholm department store barely a few meters away from the Indian Embassy.
A nationwide manhunt was launched and one person was arrested today following the latest use of a vehicle as a weapon in Europe.
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven laid a bouquet of red roses and lit a candle near the site of the attack.
Officials announced flags at government offices would fly at half-mast today to honour the victims.
"The country is in a state of shock," he said. "The aim of terrorism is to undermine democracy. But such a goal will never be achieved in Sweden."
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Police arrested a man in Marsta, a northern Stockholm suburb close to the city's international airport, as a possible suspect.
The stolen beer truck travelled for more than 500 meters along a main pedestrian street known as the Drottninggatan before it smashed into a crowd outside the upscale Ahlens department store about 3 pm.
It came to rest in the entrance to the building. TV footage showed smoke coming out of the store after the crash. -- Agencies
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