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Swedish Ikea knife attack in Vasteras leaves two dead | Swedish Ikea knife attack in Vasteras leaves two dead |
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Two people have been killed and another seriously injured in a knife attack at an Ikea store in Vasteras in Sweden, according to police. | Two people have been killed and another seriously injured in a knife attack at an Ikea store in Vasteras in Sweden, according to police. |
The dead are a man and a woman, police said in a statement. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | The dead are a man and a woman, police said in a statement. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
Ikea spokeswoman Anna Pilkrona-Godden said that the Erikslund shopping centre containing the store had been closed. | Ikea spokeswoman Anna Pilkrona-Godden said that the Erikslund shopping centre containing the store had been closed. |
The injured victim is a man of about 35, Swedish television reported, citing eyewitnesses. | The injured victim is a man of about 35, Swedish television reported, citing eyewitnesses. |
Officers were called to the store at 13:00 (11:00 GMT) and found three people with knife injuries in the kitchenware section, police spokesman Per Stromback told reporters at the scene. | |
"The suspect had stabbed three people, of whom two died at the scene and one is very seriously injured and is being operated on," Mr Stromback said. | |
"We do not have a motive at the moment," he added. | |
The injured victim arrived at Vasteras hospital with life-threatening injuries, head nurse Lena Moren told Sweden's SVT public broadcaster. | |
The victims were "ordinary shoppers", Mattias Johansson, the store manager, told local newspaper VLT. They were known to one another, police said. | |
Several ambulances were at the scene and the area was cordoned off by police, eyewitnesses said. | Several ambulances were at the scene and the area was cordoned off by police, eyewitnesses said. |
"Our thoughts are with those affected," said Mrs Pilkrona-Godden. | "Our thoughts are with those affected," said Mrs Pilkrona-Godden. |
The Ikea store in Vasteras, which is about 70 miles (115km) west of the capital Stockholm, is one of the largest in the country. | The Ikea store in Vasteras, which is about 70 miles (115km) west of the capital Stockholm, is one of the largest in the country. |
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