Explosives were found in the truck which rammed into crowd in Stockholm on Friday, Swedish media reported citing local police.
On Friday afternoon, a stolen truck rammed into a crowd on a major pedestrian street in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm. At least four people were killed and over a dozen were injured as a result.
“A bag with explosives was found in a truck used for the terrorist attack yesterday in Stockholm,” SVT television reported on Saturday citing several sources in the police.
Meanwhile on Saturday, police said that a man arrested on “suspicion of terrorist crime” was likely to be the driver of a truck that ploughed into the crowd on Friday.
“We suspect that the man who was arrested is the perpetrator,” Stockholm police spokesman Lars Bystrom told AFP.Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said the attack was most likely an act of terrorism.
Police had earlier said they had detained a man who “matched the description” of a photo released of a suspect wearing a dark hoodie and military green jacket.
Bystrom said the arrested man “could be the same person in the picture”.
Last month, a man hit several people while driving on Westminster Bridge in the center of London before attempting to enter the Houses of Parliament, armed with a knife. After stabbing a police officer, who was later confirmed dead at the scene, the 52-year-old attacker was shot. Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack.
In December 2016, a Tunisian asylum seeker drove a truck into a crowd at a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring over 40 others. The 24-year-old was shot dead a few days later by police in Milan, Italy.
Source: Agencies
