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| Stockholm metro explosion: Injuries reported after blast in Sweden capital | 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. | 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 detonated outside the Varby Gard underground station. | Police said a 60-year-old man picked something off the ground which then detonated outside the Varby Gard underground station. |
| The man and a 45-year-old woman have been taken to hospital, police told Swedish news agency TT. He was said to be in a serious condition. | The man and a 45-year-old woman have been taken to hospital, police told Swedish news agency TT. He was said to be in a serious condition. |
| The object the man picked up from the ground may have been a hand grenade, the Aftonbladet newspaper reported, though this is unconfirmed. | The object the man picked up from the ground may have been a hand grenade, the Aftonbladet newspaper reported, though this is unconfirmed. |
| "I heard a huge bang," a local resident told the newspaper. | "I heard a huge bang," a local resident told the newspaper. |
| Lars-Ake Stevelind, a rescue official, told Swedish broadcaster SVT "someone has used some type of explosive material" for the object and police are investigating it. | Lars-Ake Stevelind, a rescue official, told Swedish broadcaster SVT "someone has used some type of explosive material" for the object and police are investigating it. |
| Police said the station and surrounding area have been cordoned off while a bomb disposal squad carry out checks. | |
| A spokesman said there was no reason to believe the explosion was terror-related. | A spokesman said there was no reason to believe the explosion was terror-related. |
| The underground station and an adjacent square were closed while police carry out checks, they said in a statement. | 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. | 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." | "This had then exploded and hurt the man seriously. He has been taken to hospital." |