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| Stockholm metro explosion: Injuries reported after blast in Sweden capital | |
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| Two people have been injured in an explosion outside a metro station in Stockholm, Sweden, authorities said. | |
| Police said a 60-year-old man picked something off the ground which then exploded outside the Varby Gard underground station.. | |
| The man and a 45-year-old woman have been taken to hospital, the Aftonbladet newspaper reported. | |
| The paper said the object was a hand grenade, though this is unconfirmed. | |
| "I heard a huge bang," a local resident told the newspaper. | |
| Police said the station and surrounding area have been cordoned off. | |
| A spokesman said there was no reason to believe the explosion was terrorism-related. | |
| The underground station and an adjacent square were closed while police carry out checks, they said in a statement. | |
| It read: "According to information, the injured man picked up an object from the ground. | |
| "This had then exploded and hurt the man seriously. He has been taken to hospital." | |
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