Subway closed. Shots reportedly fired in other areas. Sweden confirms it’s an act of terrorism. Waiting to confirm that it is ISLAMIC terrorism. Latest reports say 4 DEAD, 15 injured.
UPDATE 1: One Muslim man thought to be the driver in the terror attack has been arrested. Another man is being questioned.
The Sun Local paper Aftonbladet reported that the injured man was a 39-year-old Muslim father-of-four from Uzbekistan and a supporter of the Islamic State (IS) terror group.
Some reports suggested he had posted jihadist propaganda on his Facebook page and had images of people injured in the Boston Marathon explosion in April 2013.
Police, who had released CCTV images of a suspect, have since revealed they believe the man arrested is the perpetrator of the crime with Stockholm police spokesman Lars Bystrom telling AFP: “We suspect that the man who was arrested is the perpetrator.”
CCTV Footage as people flee from speeding truck
UPDATE 2: Homemade BOMB found in hijacked beer truck that was ‘deliberately driven at young children.’
UK Daily Mail Police suspect he was behind the wheel of the truck, although other security sources reported in Swedish media said the driver is still at large. He had posted Isis propaganda on Facebook and liked pictures of casualties after the terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon in 2013, Aftonblat reported.
Pictures show the second man, who looked younger, being handcuffed and taken away in a police car. According to Swedish television, the two arrested men are linked.
One witness said a pram was hurled into the air and desperate pedestrians ran for their lives as the lorry crushed everything in its path. Three men jumped out from inside the lorry and opened fire before trying to stab pedestrians, witnesses said.
MUSLIM Terrorist ringleader who rammed a truck into shoppers in Stockholm killing four people and injuring 15 is ON THE LOOSE after fleeing chaotic scene during dramatic shootout.
UK Daily Mail The hijacked vehicle crashed into a packed shopping centre and burst into flames. Three men jumped out from the lorry and opened fire before trying to stab pedestrians, witnesses said.
Two men were tackled to the ground and arrested – but a third suspect is on the loose, immediately making him Europe’s most wanted man. Police have released CCTV of the man wearing a green jacket, white shoes and a grey hoodie.
Stockholm’s Central Station was shut down. The tube network was also closed amid fears the suspect was hiding underground but has now been cleared to open, according to Stockholm’s public transport authority.
Officers said the vehicle crashed into a group of people on the street outside a shopping centre in Klarabergsgatan after racing down six streets at about 3pm local time.
The terrorist bastard must have thought he got a bonus when he killed a dog , as well
Hundreds of shoppers were seen fleeing for their lives after the articulated lorry rammed into the corner of the building. Horrifying images of the aftermath show blood smeared on the roads and bodies covered by blankets. Dozens more have been injured, some critically.
Armed terrorists were then seen running into Stockholm’s Central railway station and opening fire. Two people were also said to have been stabbed. Police have shut the station down, which is the main hub for communal transport in the city.
Eyewitness Report
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