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Ikea stabbing: Two killed and one man fighting for his life after stabbing attack at Vasteras store in Sweden | |
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Two people have died and one person left with life-threatening injuries in a stabbing attack at an Ikea store in Sweden. | |
The attack took place inside a store in Vasteras, about an hour west of the capital Stockholm, according to local reports. | The attack took place inside a store in Vasteras, about an hour west of the capital Stockholm, according to local reports. |
National broadcaster SVT reports that one person has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | National broadcaster SVT reports that one person has been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
Details of the man and woman killed in the attack have not been released. | Details of the man and woman killed in the attack have not been released. |
The man suffering life threatening injuries is 35-years-old receiving emergency surgery, the broadcaster reported. | The man suffering life threatening injuries is 35-years-old receiving emergency surgery, the broadcaster reported. |
"We've got a man who is badly injured and he is being operated on urgently," Eva Linddahl, Director of Communications at Vastmanland County Council told the TT news agency, The Local reports. | "We've got a man who is badly injured and he is being operated on urgently," Eva Linddahl, Director of Communications at Vastmanland County Council told the TT news agency, The Local reports. |
According to the Ikea department store manager Mattias Johansson, "three seemingly ordinary visitors" had been caught up in the incident, The Local reported. | According to the Ikea department store manager Mattias Johansson, "three seemingly ordinary visitors" had been caught up in the incident, The Local reported. |
Police received were alerted to the incident at around 1pm, Sky News reports. Police said in a statement: "We found a man and a woman who had knife injuries and who later died of their wounds." | Police received were alerted to the incident at around 1pm, Sky News reports. Police said in a statement: "We found a man and a woman who had knife injuries and who later died of their wounds." |
The Erikslund shopping centre where the Ikea store was located has reportedly been closed. | The Erikslund shopping centre where the Ikea store was located has reportedly been closed. |
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