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1st LD: Swedish police identify Stockholm attack victims: reports

Xinhua, April 9, 2017 Adjust font size:

Swedish police confirmed on Sunday that two Swedes, one Briton and one Belgian were killed in the Stockholm truck attack, reports reaching here said.

Swedish Television(SVT)quoted police sources as saying that "all deceased are identified, they are two Swedish, one British and one Belgian. And relatives and embassies are informed." Of the four victims, three were killed at Drottningatan in central Stockholm, and one died in the hospital later.

A truck rammed into people on a central Stockholm street before crashing into a department store on Friday, killing four and wounding 15 others.

SVT reported that currently, ten people are still hospitalized and four of them are in serious condition.

In addition, according to reports, Swedish police said the suspect of the attack was sympathetic with extremist groups, and had been denied permanent residency in the country. Endit