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1 dead in hospital, 15 injured in Swedish truck attack - Stockholm authorities

Footage posted on Twitter shows panicked pedestrians fleeing the scene
Stockholm authorities have confirmed that one person has died in hospital and 15 are injured following the truck attack that took place outside Ahlens department store in the city. Authorities are treating the incident as a possible terrorist attack.

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven says that all details indicate the incident was a “terrorist attack.” 

Lofven told a news conference that the suspect has been detained. However, police have said that no one has been arrested in connection with the attack, according to Reuters.

A witness by the name of Dimitris told Aftonbladet that he saw at least two people run over by the vehicle.

Witness Stefan Pettersson told RT that he "saw at least three bodies that were covered with blankets and probably already dead." He added that he could see smoke and fire.

"And now I can see policemen, they’re armed and they have full protection and it's really chaos, and they told us to stay away from the windows..." he added.

Pettersson went on to state that he was about to leave for lunch at the time of the attack, noting that "if I had been 15 seconds earlier I probably would have been dead right now..."

Swedish police have issued a warning to avoid Stockholm’s city center. All Stockholm subway services have been shut down, according to TT news agency.

The city's central train station has also been evacuated. All trains to and from the station have been canceled for the rest of the day, Sweden's national rail company SJ announced.

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