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What is Known so Far About Stabbing Attack in Sweden

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Swedish police. (File) - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.03.2021
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According to the Swedish police, the situation is already under control and nothing suggests any accomplices were involved.

Swedish police are treating a Wednesday stabbing attack in the southern town of Vetlanda as a suspected terrorist incident. Here's what is known so far:

  • Eight people have been seriously injured;
  • No fatalities have been reported so far;
  • Several areas have been cordoned off in connection with a police operation;
  • The suspect, a man in his 20s, was shot by officers and is now in custody, Police Spokesperson Angelica Israelsson Silfver said;
  • The wounded suspect is being monitored by police in hospital where he's being treated;
  • Police believe the suspect acted alone and that nothing points to any accomplices;
  • The attacker's motive remains unknown;
  • The situation is now under control, police say;
  • The incident was first investigated as suspected attempted murder but later in the evening was changed to suspected terrorism.
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