Sweden Attacked: Stockholm Crash That Killed at Least 3 People, Injured Many, Was An "Act of Terror"

News Staff : Apr 7, 2017
The Times of Israel

Swedish broadcaster SVT said shots were fired at the scene, though it wasn't clear by whom and police said they could not confirm that.

(Sweden) — [Reprinted with permission of the Times of Israel] A truck crashed into an upscale department store in central Stockholm on Friday, killing at least two people, according to Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, who said all indications were that it was a terror attack. One person was arrested. (Photo Credit: Anders Wiklund , TT News Agency via AP)

Swedish radio put the death toll at three.

The incident occurred just before 1300 GMT at the corner of the store and Drottninggatan, the city's biggest pedestrian street, above ground from Stockholm's central subway station. The department store is part of Sweden-wide chain. The building includes several stores at street level.

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