STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A bag containing explosives was found in central Stockholm late on Sunday night, a police spokesman said on Monday.
The explosive device was found in a park in central Stockholm that was one of the venues for the capital’s annual cultural festival, which runs from 17 to 8 August Held on the 21st.
“Police assess that the bag found an explosive in Kungstradgarden on Sunday,” police said in a statement. Authorities conducted a forensic examination in the early hours of Monday, police said.
“All parts will now be inspected. Only after a full inspection at the National Forensic Centre,” said Erik Akerlund, local police chief at Norrmalm Police Station in Stockholm, we Will be able to tell if Hazardous Objects work.
(Reporting by Nicklas Pollard and Simon Johnson)
