The man arrested is believed to be the bomber who drove a truck yesterday afternoon into the crowd in central Stockholm, causing four deaths and 12 injuries. This was announced by the police in the Swedish capital, without confirming the second arrest reported by the local media. “We think he is the bomber. “There may be other people associated with him, but we don't know at the moment,” spokesman Lars Byström said. According to various news media, he is a 39-year-old Uzbek, father of four childrenIslamic State sympathizer. He was captured yesterday evening in Märsta, a small town 40 kilometers north of Stockholm. This morning the public prosecutor placed him under arrest on charges of "terrorist homicide".
The Aftonbladet newspaper reports that the man had used his Facebook page to post propaganda videos of the jihadists of the "caliphate" and had "liked" a photo of victims of the Boston marathon attack in 2013. Here is Friday's story: click here.
