In pics: Terror attack in Sweden; 4 killed, 2 arrested

8 April 2017 10:20 AM IST

Seden prime minister Stefan Lofven decides to strengthen our border controls.

A truck ploughed into a crowd on a shopping street and crashed into a department store in central Stockholm on April 7, 2017. (Photo:AP)
A police officer in a gas mask attends the scene after a truck crashed into a department store injuring several people in central Stockholm, Sweden.
Bloody tyre tracks showed the path of the truck, which was stolen by a masked hijacker
Four people killed and 15 injured in what the prime minister said appeared to be a terrorist attack.
PM Lofven said \"the aim of terrorism is to undermine democracy. But such a goal will never be achieved in Sweden.\"
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said \"the country is in a state of shock\" over the stolen beer truck attack.
Several attacks in which trucks or cars have driven into crowds have taken place in Europe in the past year.
Stockholm police said they had detained two person in a northern Stockholm suburb.
Damage to a store is revealed after the stolen truck was driven through a crowd

A truck ploughed into a crowd on a shopping street and crashed into a department store in central Stockholm on Friday

Seden prime minister Stefan Lofven decides to strengthen our border controls.