SWEDEN TERROR: Suspect arrested following manhunt in Stockholm
POLICE have arrested a suspect in northern Stockholm after circulating a picture of a man wearing a grey hoodie in connection with the investigation into the Stockholm attack on Friday which left four people dead.
Police cordon off main road in Fridhemsplan in Stockholm
A truck was driven into a department store in Drottninggatan, Stockholm, killing four, injuring 15, nine seriously - but the driver or drivers got away.
Eyewitnesses then reported hearing shots and "loud bangs" outside the T-Centralen train station, roughly a five minute walk from the scene of the truck crash - which has so far killed three people.
Police have arrested one person in northern Stockholm after releasing a CCTV image of a man taken near where the attack took place and have urged him to hand himself in.
Prosecutors ordered the man arrested on suspicion of terror crime through the act of murder. He was arrested on the highest level of suspicion in the Swedish legal system.
Another man has been arrested following a police raid who is believed to be connected to the suspect currently in detention, according to local media.
This the 'person of interest' police are looking for
The red mark is where the attack took place. the end point is the subway 'the attacker ran into'
The metro was closed and the station put in lockdown after police released an image of a "person of interest" and Swedish police began a search of the underground and surrounding area.
Anders Thornberg, Säpo-chief, said they were working alongside the police and all available resources have been allocated to deal with the incident.
It was also said the incident was not surprising as similar incidents have happened in other European countries.
The huge truck ploughed into the Ahlens department store front leaving a trail of bloodied bodies on the floor.
Minutes later reports of gunfire began to emerge, flooding social media sites.
However, police have come out to retract a previous statement issued saying there was a confirmed active shooter in the Fridhemsplan area.
Shops on the street in Fridhemsplan have closed down and people are being locked inside.
Armed police have swooped on the stations in Stockholm
People were suddenly running from basement level screaming into the trains
Armed police are at the main railway station in Stockholm.
Daniel Szirányi who is currently locked inside a train carriage said armed police have rushed to the scene.
He told Express.co.uk: “People were suddenly running from basement level screaming into the trains.
"We had to lay on the floor
Still sitting in the train.
“Not sure about the situation outside the locked train.
“Station area is emptied. Security forces/guards around.
"Everyone is quiet...shocked."
Terrified passengers hide between seats on Stockholm metro
One woman wrote on Twitter: “Friend are trapped at the dentist at fridhemsplan. Police say it is anxious outside.”
Videos have begun to emerge of terrified people on a train in the central station crouching down and shouting out to have the doors locked.
Michael Jonsson terror researcher at the Swedish Defence Research Agency said: “If the first reports are accurate there are large similarities to the incidents in Berlin and in Nice.”
The Mall of Scandinavia has been evacuated, according to Swedish publication Expressen.
Stockholm terror: Truck drives into crowds as reports of shooter on the loose
Police in Stockholm: Masked officers are on scene - previous reports of shots fired
Tyre marks left at the scene of Stockholm truck crash
Police are urging people to stay away from the area and two people have been arrested.
Parliament has been cordoned off.
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven told a press conference: “Sweden has been attacked. Everything indicates this is an act of terror.”
The incidents in Sweden are at least a ten minute drive apart
A lorry crashed into shoppers in Sweden
Säpo Swedish Security police have confirmed at least two people are dead.
A statement said: “The Security Service received the alarm at 2:55pm on Friday that a truck driven into a crowd on Drottninggatan in Stockholm. Large number of people wounded.
“The Security Service is assisting the Police Department in the investigation that has now begun.”
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