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| One of two suspects in the knife attack at an Ikea store in Sweden on Monday that left two dead has denied involvement while the other is in critical condition, officials have said. | One of two suspects in the knife attack at an Ikea store in Sweden on Monday that left two dead has denied involvement while the other is in critical condition, officials have said. |
| The two people killed in the attack on Monday in the central town of Västerås were a 55-year-old woman and her 28-year-old son, police said on Tuesday. | |
| Police spokeswoman Victoria Holmgren did not disclose further information about the attackers or their victims’ identities, but media reports said the victims were from northern Sweden and were visiting relatives in Västerås. | Police spokeswoman Victoria Holmgren did not disclose further information about the attackers or their victims’ identities, but media reports said the victims were from northern Sweden and were visiting relatives in Västerås. |
| “They went to Ikea to go shopping. At the kitchenware section something happened and they were attacked with a knife,” the local VLT newspaper reported. | “They went to Ikea to go shopping. At the kitchenware section something happened and they were attacked with a knife,” the local VLT newspaper reported. |
| Police described the attack as a “crazy incident”. There were no indications it was terrorism-related. Swedish intelligence agency Sapo said it had not been called in over the case. | Police described the attack as a “crazy incident”. There were no indications it was terrorism-related. Swedish intelligence agency Sapo said it had not been called in over the case. |
| The two suspects were arrested on Monday shortly after the attack. One, born in 1992, was wrestled to the ground by police at a bus stop outside Ikea, while the other, born in 1979, was found with stab wounds inside the store. | The two suspects were arrested on Monday shortly after the attack. One, born in 1992, was wrestled to the ground by police at a bus stop outside Ikea, while the other, born in 1979, was found with stab wounds inside the store. |
| It was not yet known how he sustained his injuries, police said, and investigators have not yet explained the suspects’ relation to each other. | It was not yet known how he sustained his injuries, police said, and investigators have not yet explained the suspects’ relation to each other. |
| The suspect in critical condition, who had an operation on Monday, was in intensive care and had not yet been questioned by police on Tuesday, healthcare officials said. “He was stable overnight but he is still in critical condition,” Eva Lindahl, a spokeswoman for the regional healthcare authority, told AFP. | |
| The other suspect arrested at the bus stop was questioned on Monday and denies any involvement in the attack, the deputy prosecutor in charge of the case, Eva Moren, told Expressen, a Swedish daily newspaper. | The other suspect arrested at the bus stop was questioned on Monday and denies any involvement in the attack, the deputy prosecutor in charge of the case, Eva Moren, told Expressen, a Swedish daily newspaper. |
| According to police sources quoted by VLT, “the suspects appear to have used knives from Ikea’s shelves”. | According to police sources quoted by VLT, “the suspects appear to have used knives from Ikea’s shelves”. |
| The store was evacuated after the attack and remained closed Tuesday until further notice. | The store was evacuated after the attack and remained closed Tuesday until further notice. |