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'Three hurt' in Swedish Ikea attack Swedish Ikea knife attack leaves two dead in Vasteras
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Three people in Sweden injured in knife attack at Ikea store in Vesteras, Swedish media report Two people have been killed and another seriously injured in a knife attack at an Ikea store in Vasteras in Sweden, according to police.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The dead are a man and a woman, police said in a statement. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
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Vasteras is about an hour west of the capital Stockholm.
Several ambulances were at the scene and the area was cordoned off by police, eyewitnesses told local media.
"Our thoughts are with those affected," said Mrs Pilkrona-Godden.
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