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Injuries And Fatalities After Truck Strikes Pedestrians In Stockholm

A large truck plowed into a pedestrian walkway before hitting a department store in Sweden's capital. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said there are indications it was "a terror attack."
Police secure the scene where a truck crashed into the Ahlens department store in central Stockholm on Friday.

A truck drove into pedestrians on a major shopping and tourist street in Stockholm and then crashed into an upscale department store on Friday, causing multiple injuries and fatalities. Police have not confirmed the number of deaths, but Swedish media outlets

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