Truck drives into crowd on Stockholm street
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The latest on the truck incident in Stockholm, Sweden
23:08 (GMT+4) Swedish police said they have arrested one person in connection with a deadly truck attack in central Stockholm, Reuters reported.
"One person has been arrested who may be connected with the incident," police said in a statement.
Separately, national news agency TT said police had confirmed that four people had been killed in the attack, which also left more than a dozen injured.
20:36 (GMT +4) Swedish media reported one arrest, but police have said no one is being held, says BBC.
The lorry was hijacked earlier on Apr. 7, its owner said. Swedish brewery Spendrups said its lorry had been stolen on its way to a restaurant delivery.
“Someone jumped into the driver's cabin and drove off with the vehicle while the driver was unloading,” a brewery spokesperson told the TT news agency.
Shots were reportedly fired in another part of the city, but Swedish police told local media there was no connection between the two incidents.
Witnesses say the lorry drove into the front window of the Ahlens store. The shop sits close to the city's central station, which was evacuated.
The metro was also suspended after the attack.
Officials told nearby shoppers to stay inside buildings in the immediate vicinity while the area was secured, and the wider public was advised to keep away from the city center.
19:37 (GMT +4) Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said his country has been attacked and everything indicated that this was an act of terrorism, BBC reports citing Swedish media.
One person has been arrested, he added, but gave no details.
A lorry has driven into a store in central Stockholm, killing at least three people. The crash happened at the Ahlens department store just before 15:00 local time (GMT +2).
Shots have also reportedly been fired in another part of the city, says BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, citing security sources.
It is not clear whether the two incidents are connected.
18:13 (GMT +4) A lorry has driven into a store in central Stockholm, killing at least three people, BBC reports citing Swedish media.
Shots have also reportedly been fired.
Swedish police said a number of people were injured, and they are treating it as terrorism.
Witnesses told local media they saw a truck driving into a department store window, and they have seen people on the ground.
17:35 (GMT +4) A vehicle has driven into people on a street in central Stockholm, said Swedish police, BBC reports.
A number of people are reported to be injured, the police said.
The incident occurred on Drottninggatan (Queen Street), one of the city's major pedestrian streets, just before 15:00 local time (GMT +2).
17:19 (GMT +4) Several people are injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd on one of Stockholm's main shopping streets, Sweden’s The Local reports.
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