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2 killed & many injured after truck drives into pedestrians, crashes into Stockholm department store | |
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At least two people have been killed and many injured after a truck drove into pedestrians on a Stockholm street before crashing into a department store, police have confirmed. Authorities say they are treating the incident as a possible terrorist attack. | |
“I saw hundreds of people run, they ran for their lives,” a witness by the name of Anna told the newspaper, adding that she also fled the scene. | “I saw hundreds of people run, they ran for their lives,” a witness by the name of Anna told the newspaper, adding that she also fled the scene. |
"A vehicle has injured people on Drottningatan," police spokeswoman Towe Hagg told Reuters. | "A vehicle has injured people on Drottningatan," police spokeswoman Towe Hagg told Reuters. |
Police have confirmed that two people have been killed and many injured. | |
A reporter for Sveriges Radio says he has seen at least three dead people. Public service radio EKOT has also reported that three people were killed in the incident. | |
Swedish police have issued a warning to avoid Stockholm’s city center. All Stockholm subway services have been shut down, according to TT news agency. | |
A worker at Åhlens department store said the truck drove into the store’s perfume department. He said an alarm went off inside the store and everyone was asked to leave the building, SVT reported. | |
A photo posted online shows the truck after it crashed into Åhlens department store, with the caption stating that the vehicle came from a direction in which trucks are not allowed. | |
Helicopters are circling above the area, a witness told SVT. | |
Footage posted on Twitter shows panicked pedestrians fleeing the scene. | |
The area has been cordoned off by police, a witness told Reuters. | The area has been cordoned off by police, a witness told Reuters. |
Swedish police were alerted at 2:53pm local time, and officers are currently at the scene, according to SVT. | Swedish police were alerted at 2:53pm local time, and officers are currently at the scene, according to SVT. |
Radio Sweden is reporting that the truck crashed into a department store and is currently on fire. | Radio Sweden is reporting that the truck crashed into a department store and is currently on fire. |
A witness by the name of Dimitris told Aftonbladet that he saw at least two people run over by the vehicle. | A witness by the name of Dimitris told Aftonbladet that he saw at least two people run over by the vehicle. |
Aftonbladet newspaper has a live video from the scene. | Aftonbladet newspaper has a live video from the scene. |
The incident comes less than three weeks after an attacker plowed a truck into pedestrians in London, killing four people. One police officer was also fatally stabbed by the attacker. |