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| Man dies after object he picked up near Stockholm metro explodes | Man dies after object he picked up near Stockholm metro explodes |
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| A man died in the hospital after sustaining serious injuries caused by an exploding object he picked up from the ground near Varby gard metro station in Stockholm, Sweden. | A man died in the hospital after sustaining serious injuries caused by an exploding object he picked up from the ground near Varby gard metro station in Stockholm, Sweden. |
| Police first reported the incident in the Huddinge district of the Swedish capital at 11:07am local time (10:07am GMT) on Sunday. The area near Varby gard metro station was cordoned off after an unidentified object exploded, according to local police. | Police first reported the incident in the Huddinge district of the Swedish capital at 11:07am local time (10:07am GMT) on Sunday. The area near Varby gard metro station was cordoned off after an unidentified object exploded, according to local police. |
| The man, who picked up the object from the ground, was taken to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries, according to police. | |
| Local media reported that two people – a 60-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman – were injured in the incident. The object the passerby picked up could have been a hand grenade, according to local media, but this information has not been confirmed by police. | Local media reported that two people – a 60-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman – were injured in the incident. The object the passerby picked up could have been a hand grenade, according to local media, but this information has not been confirmed by police. |
| Police believe that the incident was not terrorism-related, a police spokesman said, according to Reuters. | Police believe that the incident was not terrorism-related, a police spokesman said, according to Reuters. |
| "There is obviously something that has exploded strongly ...But we will have to wait for the technical investigation," the police said, adding that a murder investigation had been launched. | "There is obviously something that has exploded strongly ...But we will have to wait for the technical investigation," the police said, adding that a murder investigation had been launched. |