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Stockholm attack suspect admits to ‘terror crime’

by Ilgin Karlidag Agence France Presse Suspected Stockholm truck attacker Rakhmat Akilov, a 39-year-old Uzbek and jihadist sympathizer, admitted Tuesday to committing a “terrorist crime” by mowing down pedestrians on a busy street, killing four people and injuring 15 others. “Akilov confesses to a terrorist crime and accepts his custody detention,” his lawyer Johan Eriksson told a custody hearing in a Stockholm district court. Akilov, who was arrested in a Stockholm suburb just hours after Friday’s […]

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Second suspect arrested over Stockholm truck attack: court

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — A second suspect has been formally placed under arrest in connection with a truck attack that killed four people and injured 15 in Stockholm, a district court said on Sunday. “I can confirm that a second person has been arrested,” Stockholm district court judge Helga Hullman told AFP.

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Swedes hold peaceful gathering after truck attack; Probe deepens

by Camille Bas-Wohlert STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Thousands of people were to gather in central Stockholm on Sunday for a “Lovefest” gathering against terrorism, as police pursue their investigation into this week’s deadly truck attack. Shocked by Friday’s attack that left four dead and 15 injured — for which a 39-year-old Uzbek man is in custody — Stockholmers mobilized on Facebook, organizing the gathering for 2:00 pm (1200 GMT) at the Sergels Torg plaza near […]

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