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Stockholm metro explosion: Man killed after picking up suspected hand grenade | |
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A man died after he picked up a suspected hand grenade and it detonated, killing him and injuring his companion, Swedish police said. | |
The blast took place on Sunday at about 1100 local time [1000 GMT] just outside the Varby Gard subway station in Huddinge, a residential district in greater Stockholm, said regional police spokesman Sven-Erik Olsson. | The blast took place on Sunday at about 1100 local time [1000 GMT] just outside the Varby Gard subway station in Huddinge, a residential district in greater Stockholm, said regional police spokesman Sven-Erik Olsson. |
The man, who was in his 60s, was rushed to hospital while a woman, in her mid-40s, received “minor wounds” to her face and both legs. | The man, who was in his 60s, was rushed to hospital while a woman, in her mid-40s, received “minor wounds” to her face and both legs. |
“The man was seriously injured after he picked up something from the ground and this device exploded,” Mr Olsson said. | |
Police said fragment damages on the victims and findings at the scene indicated the explosive could be a hand grenade, possibly an old one. | Police said fragment damages on the victims and findings at the scene indicated the explosive could be a hand grenade, possibly an old one. |
“We’re suspecting that it’s a hand grenade of some sort,” Lars Alvarsjo, chief of Stockholm’s southern police district, told the Swedish national broadcaster SVT. | “We’re suspecting that it’s a hand grenade of some sort,” Lars Alvarsjo, chief of Stockholm’s southern police district, told the Swedish national broadcaster SVT. |
Mr Alvarsjo said Swedish police have “unfortunately” noticed a rise in the use of hand grenades by criminal groups in the Nordic country. The three biggest cities in Sweden – Stockholm, Goteborg and Malmo – have seen several violent gang-related incidents in the past few years. Many of the illegal hand grenades found in Sweden are being imported from former Yugoslav nations, he said. | Mr Alvarsjo said Swedish police have “unfortunately” noticed a rise in the use of hand grenades by criminal groups in the Nordic country. The three biggest cities in Sweden – Stockholm, Goteborg and Malmo – have seen several violent gang-related incidents in the past few years. Many of the illegal hand grenades found in Sweden are being imported from former Yugoslav nations, he said. |
“I heard a huge bang,” a local resident told Aftonbladet. | “I heard a huge bang,” a local resident told Aftonbladet. |
Police said the station and surrounding area were cordoned off while a bomb disposal squad carried out checks. | |
Police were initially investigating the explosion as an attempted murder, but later said there was no reason to believe the couple were targeted. | |
Mr Olsson said nothing 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. | He said police were scanning and sweeping outside and inside the subway station to make sure no additional explosive devices were there. |