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| Stockholm attack: British father Chris Bevington named as as one of four killed in Sweden lorry rampage | Stockholm attack: British father Chris Bevington named as as one of four killed in Sweden lorry rampage |
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| British father Chris Bevington was one of four victims killed in a truck attack in Stockholm. | British father Chris Bevington was one of four victims killed in a truck attack in Stockholm. |
| A statement from his father John Bevington said: “We are all devastated by the untimely and tragic death of our talented, compassionate and caring son Chris. | |
| “A wonderful husband, son, father, brother and close friend to many. The family requests absolute privacy at this incredibly difficult time to mourn his passing in peace.” | |
| Mr Bevington worked as a director with music streaming service Spotify and was based in Stockholm with his family. | Mr Bevington worked as a director with music streaming service Spotify and was based in Stockholm with his family. |
| Of the other three people who died, one was Belgian and two were Swedish. | Of the other three people who died, one was Belgian and two were Swedish. |
| Swedish police spokesman Jonas Hysing told a news conference the suspect was an asylum seeker who had sought and been denied permanent residency in the Nordic country and was wanted for deportation. | Swedish police spokesman Jonas Hysing told a news conference the suspect was an asylum seeker who had sought and been denied permanent residency in the Nordic country and was wanted for deportation. |
| Police also confirmed he had expressed sympathies with extremist organisations including Isis. | Police also confirmed he had expressed sympathies with extremist organisations including Isis. |
| “We know that he showed sympathies for extremist organisations, among them IS,” Mr Hysing said. | |
| The 39-year-old man from Uzbekistan was arrested on suspicion of murder and terror offences hours after the massacre. | |
| Police earlier confirmed they found a suspicious object that “could be a bomb or an incendiary device” in the drivers’ seat of the lorry and were analysing it. | |
| The attacker hijacked a lorry belonging to the Swedish brewery Spendrups and used it to ram people in a pedestrianised street before crashing into the Ahlens department store. | The attacker hijacked a lorry belonging to the Swedish brewery Spendrups and used it to ram people in a pedestrianised street before crashing into the Ahlens department store. |
| The lorry was left partially embedded in the store after the attack, which killed four people and wounded 15 others. | The lorry was left partially embedded in the store after the attack, which killed four people and wounded 15 others. |
| Police have arrested a second person and a court has appointed the person a legal representative, a court official said. | Police have arrested a second person and a court has appointed the person a legal representative, a court official said. |
| She said lawyer Johan Akerman was the legal council appointed. | She said lawyer Johan Akerman was the legal council appointed. |
| Police also said roughly five other people of interest to the investigation remained in custody. | Police also said roughly five other people of interest to the investigation remained in custody. |