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
2017 Stockholm attack
Location Drottninggatan, Stockholm, Sweden
Date 7 April 2017 (2017-04-07)
c. 2:50 pm (GMT)
Attack type Vehicle-ramming attack
Weapon(s) Mercedes-Benz Actros Truck
Deaths 5
Injured 14

The attack killed five people.

2017 Stockholm Attack Media

References

  1. karin.thurfjell, Karin Thurfjell. "Akilov häktad – erkänner terroristbrott". Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. "Stockholm lorry rams crowds, killing at least four people". BBC News. 7 April 2017. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39531108. Retrieved 7 April 2017. 
  3. "Stockholm truck crash: 'Three dead and shots fired' as lorry crashes into pedestrians". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  4. "Four killed by truck driven into crowd in Swedish capital". 8 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017 – via Reuters.
  5. "4 dead in Stockholm truck attack, 2 arrested – Swedish Police". Retrieved 11 April 2017.