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The Eiffel tower was set dark on the evening of the attack to mourn the losses.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eiffel-tower-goes-dark-stockholm_us_58e7de6be4b05413bfe2d2c3</ref> Nice, a city which bore witness to a similar but more devastating attack in 2016, raised the flag at half-mast the day following the attack to show solidarity to the Swedish people.<ref>http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/oodRm/svenska-flaggan-pa-halv-stang-i-nice</ref> |
The Eiffel tower was set dark on the evening of the attack to mourn the losses.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eiffel-tower-goes-dark-stockholm_us_58e7de6be4b05413bfe2d2c3|title=Eiffel Tower Goes Dark To Mourn Victims Of Stockholm Attack|last=Herreria|first=Carla|date=2017-04-08|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2017-04-09|language=en-US}}</ref> Nice, a city which bore witness to a similar but more devastating attack in 2016, raised the flag at half-mast the day following the attack to show solidarity to the Swedish people.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/oodRm/svenska-flaggan-pa-halv-stang-i-nice|title=Svenska flaggan på halv stång i Nice|work=Aftonbladet|access-date=2017-04-09|language="sv"}}</ref> |
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Responses by the heads of state or foreign ministers of several European countries had been issued by the same evening, while the American public and officials |
Responses by the heads of state or foreign ministers of several European countries had been issued by the same evening, while the American public and officials more concerned with the initiation of [[2017 Shayrat missile strike|American bombing of Syria]]<nowiki/>which occurred on the same day.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.di.se/nyheter/merkel-vara-tankar-ar-hos-befolkningen-i-stockholm/|title=Merkel: Våra tankar är hos befolkningen i Stockholm|date=2017-04-07|work=Dagens industri|access-date=2017-04-09}}</ref> |
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==Casualties== |
==Casualties== |
Revision as of 09:15, 9 April 2017
2017 Stockholm attack | |
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Location | Norrmalm, Stockholm, Sweden |
Coordinates | 59°19′57.8″N 018°03′44.2″E / 59.332722°N 18.062278°E |
Date | 7 April 2017 c. 14:53 Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) |
Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack |
Weapons | Stolen delivery truck |
Deaths | 4[2] |
Injured | 15+ (9 serious)[2] |
On 7 April 2017, a man driving a hijacked beer delivery truck crashed through crowds along the Drottninggatan pedestrian street and smashed through the front of an Åhléns department store in central Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden. The terror attack killed four people and injured several others.
Attack
The delivery truck used in the attack was reported stolen by Spendrups, the company that owned the delivery truck, just moments before the attack. It was being used to make a delivery to a restaurant on Adolf Fredriks Kyrkogata, a street 500 metres (1,600 ft) from Åhlens. The original driver reported to police that he had attempted to stop the thief, but was unsuccessful and was injured in the process.[3][4]
Aftermath
In a press statement Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven stated strong indication that the motive was terrorism and that police and security services were treating the situation as such.[5] Parliament House and the metro system were locked down in response. Stockholm Central Station was evacuated,[6] and all trains to and from it were put on hold, with traffic resuming later the same evening.[7] Löfven also said that controls at Sweden's borders had been tightened. Meanwhile, Norwegian police said that officers in the country's largest cities and at Oslo Airport would be armed.[8] Police patrols were also increased in Finland's capital Helsinki.[9]
The Swedish Security Service (Säpo) did not raise the risk assessment from "level 3", indicating that the risk of a new terror attack remains the same as it has since 2010.[10]
International responses
The Eiffel tower was set dark on the evening of the attack to mourn the losses.[11] Nice, a city which bore witness to a similar but more devastating attack in 2016, raised the flag at half-mast the day following the attack to show solidarity to the Swedish people.[12]
Responses by the heads of state or foreign ministers of several European countries had been issued by the same evening, while the American public and officials more concerned with the initiation of American bombing of Syriawhich occurred on the same day.[13]
Casualties
- Four people died as a result of the attack.[2]
- At least 15 people were injured, with nine of those being seriously injured.[2]
Nina Nelson Follin, chief medical doctor at Karolinska University Hospital, told Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter that the hospital was treating "a handful" of people, and that "the injuries are quite serious".[14] A dog was also killed in the attack.[15]
Suspect
Swedish police published pictures of a man wearing a hooded jacket and wanted for questioning in connection to the attack. On Friday evening, a man believed to be the same person was arrested in Märsta, north of Stockholm.[16] A spokesperson for the police stated that the person in custody was believed to have driven the truck.[17] The police later confirmed that the person arrested was a 39-year-old male from Uzbekistan and was known to them through unconfirmed intelligence reports. He was found "behaving suspiciously with minor injuries".[18]
Investigation
A spokesperson for the Swedish Prosecution Authority confirmed that the suspect had been arrested on "suspicion of terrorist crimes through murder".[19][a] Police stated that they had found a suspicious object in the truck used in the attack and were investigating to determine whether it was a bomb or an incendiary device.[20]
The Swedish Security Service (Säpo) is heavily involved in the investigation.[21]
See also
- List of terrorist incidents in April 2017
- List of vehicle-ramming attacks
- Murder (Swedish law)
- Terrorism in Sweden
Notes
References
- ^ CNN, James Masters, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Ray Sanchez. "Stockholm truck attack kills 4; suspect held on suspicion of terror". CNN. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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(help) - ^ "Four confirmed dead, one arrested over suspected terror attack – Radio Sweden". Sveriges Radio. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Christina; Selsoe Sorensen, Martin (7 April 2017). "Stockholm Truck Attack Kills 4; Terrorism Is Suspected". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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(help) - ^ Fouche, Gwaldys (7 April 2017). "Norway police to carry weapons at Oslo airport and main cities after Stockholm attack". Reuters. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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(help) - ^ "Lastbil in i folkmassa – detta vet vi - DN.SE". DN.SE (in Swedish). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ Herreria, Carla (8 April 2017). "Eiffel Tower Goes Dark To Mourn Victims Of Stockholm Attack". Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Svenska flaggan på halv stång i Nice". Aftonbladet (in "sv"). Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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- ^ Anderson, Christina; Sorensen, Martin (7 April 2017). "Stockholm Truck Attack Kills 4; Terrorism Is Suspected". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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(help) - ^ Foster, Peter; Rowley, Tom; Rothwell, James (8 April 2017). "Stockholm attack: how terrorist brought carnage to the streets of the Swedish capital". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Four confirmed dead, one arrested over suspected terror attack – Radio Sweden". Sveriges Radio. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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(help) - ^ "'Homemade bomb' found in lorry used in Stockholm attack". The Independent. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ a b Foster, Peter; Boyle, Danny; Rothwell, James (8 April 2017). "Sweden truck attack suspect 'is 39-year-old from Uzbekistan who posted jihadist propaganda'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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(help) - ^ Said-Moorhouse, Lauren; Smith-Spark, Laura (8 April 2017). "Stockholm attack: Uzbek man held on suspicion of terrorism". CNN. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Continued intense work after the Stockholm attack - Säkerhetspolisen". www.sakerhetspolisen.se. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
External links
- Media related to 2017 Stockholm attack at Wikimedia Commons