2017 Stockholm attack
The 2017 Stockholm attack happened on 7 April 2017, at about 2:50 pm local time (13:50 UTC) in central Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. According to SÄPO, a speeding lorry drove through crowds along the Drottninggatan pedestrian street and smashed through the front of an Åhléns department store, killing at least four people and wounding several others.[1][2][3][4][5]
| 2017 Stockholm attack | |
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 Drottninggatan with the truck that crashed into the entrance to Åhléns. | |
| Location | Drottninggatan, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Date | 7 April 2017 c. 2:50 pm (GMT) |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack |
| Weapons | Mercedes-Benz Actros Truck |
| Deaths | 5 |
Injured | 14 |
| Perpetrator | Rakhmat Akilov |
| Motive | Islamic terrorism Protest against Swedish government military training in Iraq |
The attack killed five people.
References
- karin.thurfjell, Karin Thurfjell. "Akilov häktad – erkänner terroristbrott". Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- "Stockholm lorry rams crowds, killing at least four people". BBC News. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- "Stockholm truck crash: 'Three dead and shots fired' as lorry crashes into pedestrians". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- "Four killed by truck driven into crowd in Swedish capital". 8 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017 – via Reuters.
- "4 dead in Stockholm truck attack, 2 arrested – Swedish Police". Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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