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| Stockholm metro explosion: One killed and another injured after blast in Sweden capital | Stockholm metro explosion: One killed and another injured after blast in Sweden capital |
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| One man has been killed and a woman injured in an explosion outside a metro station in Stockholm, Sweden, authorities said. | One man has been killed and a woman injured in an explosion outside a metro station in Stockholm, Sweden, authorities said. |
| Police said a man in his 60s sustained fatal injuries after he picked something off the ground which then detonated outside the Varby Gard underground station in Huddinge. | Police said a man in his 60s sustained fatal injuries after he picked something off the ground which then detonated outside the Varby Gard underground station in Huddinge. |
| The man was rushed to hospital while a woman, in her mid-40s, received "minor wounds" to her face and both legs. | The man was rushed to hospital while a woman, in her mid-40s, received "minor wounds" to her face and both legs. |
| "The man was seriously hurt injured after he picked up something from the ground and this device exploded," a spokesman for Stockholm police, Sven-Erik Olsson said. | "The man was seriously hurt injured after he picked up something from the ground and this device exploded," a spokesman for Stockholm police, Sven-Erik Olsson said. |
| He added that experts were examining the object. | He added that experts were examining the object. |
| Swedish tabloids Aftonbladet and Expressen claimed the object may have been a hand grenade, but Mr Olsson dismissed the report as speculation. | Swedish tabloids Aftonbladet and Expressen claimed the object may have been a hand grenade, but Mr Olsson dismissed the report as speculation. |
| "I heard a huge bang," a local resident told Aftonbladet. | "I heard a huge bang," a local resident told Aftonbladet. |
| 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. | Police said the station and surrounding area have been cordoned off while a bomb disposal squad carry out checks. |
| Police were initially investigating the explosion as an attempted murder, but later said there is no reason to believe the couple was targeted. | Police were initially investigating the explosion as an attempted murder, but later said there is no reason to believe the couple was targeted. |
| Mr Olsson said nothing has indicated the event was terror-related. | Mr Olsson said nothing has indicated the event was terror-related. |
| He said police were scanning and sweeping outside and inside the subway station to make sure no additional explosive devices were there. |