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Estonia expresses condolences after Stockholm attack

Xinhua, April 7, 2017 Adjust font size:

Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas on Friday offered condolences to Sweden after at least three people were killed when a truck rammed into crowd on a street in downtown Stockholm before crashing into a department store.

"Condolences to the loved ones of those lost in the abhorrent attack in Stockholm. Our thoughts are with Sweden," Ratas wrote on social media.

Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser also expressed his condolences to the families of the victims, wishing a speedy recovery to those who were injured.

"Our thoughts are with the loved ones of the victims, the injured, and the people of Sweden at this sad time," Mikser said in a statement. Endit