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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven condemns the attack in Vetlanda and says he is thinking of the victims. Three people are seriously injured.
Eight people were injured when a man attacked several people in Vetlanda in southern Sweden on Wednesday afternoon.
At 10:30 p.m., Aftonbladet reports that three of them have life-threatening injuries.
– I condemn this cruel act. We confront these heinous acts with the unifying force of society, Löfven writes in a statement, according to Omni.
Shot by the police
– We are reminded of how fragile our safe lives are. I want to encourage everyone to send their thoughts to those affected by the violence and to the men and women of the health service, the police and the municipality who work to care for the injured and restore security, he continues.
The man attacked people with a knife-like object in five different locations in Vetlanda, which is located in southern Sweden.
The police shot him. The incident must have taken place shortly before 3:00 p.m.
ATTACKS: Here, in the center of Vetlanda, the attacks took place. Photo: Mikael Fritzon / TT / TT NEWS AGENCY
Suspect of terrorist act
Around 7pm, both Expressen and Aftonbladet report that police suspect it may be a terrorist act.
– It is the details of the investigation that make us investigate any terrorist motive, says Jonas Lindell, police chief in Höglandet, at a press conference on Wednesday night.
According to Aftonbladet, the perpetrator is a man in his 20s.
BLOCKED: Police blocked parts of Vetlanda. Photo: Mikael Fritzon / TT / TT NEWS AGENCY
Swedish radio writes that it is a knife attack, but according to SVT, the police will not indicate what type of weapon the perpetrator used. According to Ekot, several people have very serious injuries.
The condition of the perpetrator is not yet known. Police stated at a press conference late Wednesday that the man, who has been taken to hospital, must not sustain life-threatening injuries.
