Bomb blasts rocked the center of Stockholm Saturday in a possible terrorist attack triggered by Sweden’s presence in Afghanistan. The two blasts are reported to have killed the bomber and wounding two other people, police and media say.
Swedish news agency TT said that 10 minutes before the first blast, it received an email with threats over the Swedish presence in Afghanistan and over a years-old case of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad by a Swedish artist.
Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren said the car exploded at peak shopping hours at 5 p.m. (12 p.m. EST) near a busy shopping street. About 10 to 15 minutes later another explosion took place on a street 300 meters (984 ft) away.
A man was found dead near the second explosion and two people with minor injuries were also found nearby.