Eight injured in ‘suspected terrorist’ attack in southern Sweden

A man attacked eight people with a weapon and was later taken into custody after being shot by police in the southern city of Vetlanda, police confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.

 The crime was at first classified as attempted murder but was later re-classified as suspected terrorism.

Police have not confirmed the type of weapon used in the attack. Other news outlets speak of ‘a blade‘ and ‘an axe’, and  stabs ‘in the neck’. 

According to the police report, the first calls about the attack came shortly before 3pm, with the first patrol arriving on the scene at 3.10pm. Shortly after that, the suspect was shot and arrested, and at 6.47pm police announced the reclassification of the case as suspected terrorism. They said there was no indication of further suspects being involved in the attack

According to Swedish newspaper the Aftonblade, police spokesperson Angelica Israelsson Silfver said ”Some are seriously injured and some are slightly injured, but no one is dead.”