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Police have cordoned off the scene where a man attacked eight people with a sharp weapon, seriously injuring two, in the Swedish city of Vetlanda on March 3, 2021. -Photo by Mikael FRITZON / AFP
STOCKHOLM (AFP): A man stabbed eight people Wednesday (March 3) in the Swedish city of Vetlanda, seriously injuring five of them in what police called a potential terror incident.
The assailant was taken to hospital after being shot in the leg by police as he was taken into custody following the mid-afternoon attack in the southern city of 13,000 inhabitants.
Speaking to AFP, police said the man in his twenties had used a sharp weapon, while local media reported that he had brandished a knife.
Sweden knife attack: Eight injured in suspected terrorist stabbings in Vetlanda Updated Mar 04, 2021 | 06:41 IST
Sweden knife attack: The assailant was taken to hospital after being shot in the leg by police as he was taken into custody following the mid-afternoon attack in the southern city of 13,000 inhabitants. Eight injured in suspected terrorist stabbings in Sweden | Photo Credit: ANI
Stockholm: A man stabbed eight people Wednesday in the Swedish city of Vetlanda, seriously injuring five of them in what police called a potential terror incident.
The assailant was taken to hospital after being shot in the leg by police as he was taken into custody following the mid-afternoon attack in the southern city of 13,000 inhabitants.
A man stabbed eight people Wednesday in the Swedish city of Vetlanda, seriously injuring five of them in what police called a potential terror incident.
Sweden: Eight People Wounded in a Suspected Terrorist Attack Published March 4th, 2021 - 07:30 GMT
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Highlights
Local resident Olivia Strandberg told broadcaster SVT she didn t see the actual attack but witnessed the man being taken away, from her window just as she returned home from work.
Eight people were yesterday wounded in a suspected terrorist attack in Sweden.
The assailant, reportedly a 22-year-old Afghan national, was shot in the leg after launching his attack at around 3pm in Vetlanda, a small town in the country s south.
Three of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, while another two were said to be in a serious condition.