The Stockholm truck attack suspect has confessed to a “terrorist crime”, his lawyer says. The admission came at a custody hearing in the Swedish capital. Rakhmat Akilov, 39 from Uzbekistan, admitted responsibility for the attack in court. Four people were killed when a lorry was driven into a department store on Friday. A number of … Read more
The Stockholm truck attack suspect has confessed to a “terrorist crime”, his lawyer says. The admission came at a custody hearing in the Swedish capital. Rakhmat Akilov, 39 from Uzbekistan, admitted responsibility for the attack in court. Four people were killed when a lorry was driven into a department store on Friday. A number of … Read more
Sweden’s prime minister has told the families of the victims of Friday’s truck attack they are not alone, after the country held a minute of silence. Stefan Lofven said all of Sweden’s thoughts were with them following a ceremony outside Stockholm City Hall, also attended by the mayor and most of the Swedish royal family. … Read more
The suspect behind the Stockholm truck attack had been facing deportation and had extremist sympathies, Swedish police say. The 39-year-old Uzbek man is suspected of having driven a truck into a department store in the city on Friday. His application for residency was rejected in June last year and he was being sought by immigration … Read more