STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) – Suspected perpetrator of a deadly truck attack in Stockholm supported extremist organizations, including the Daesh, Swedish police said on Sunday.
"We know that the suspect was a sympathizer of such extremist organizations as the Daesh, but we cannot comment on the details," Jonas Hysing, a police spokesman, said at a press conference.
On Friday, a stolen truck rammed into a crowd of people at a major pedestrian street in Stockholm, leaving four people dead and several others injured. The country's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said that the incident was likely a terror attack.
Never miss a story again — sign up to our Telegram channel and we'll keep you up to speed!
