Ikea knife assailant kills two and leaves one seriously injured

Swedish police say man taken into custody suspected of murder in wake of attack

The attack occurred in the city of Vesteras, about an hour west of the Swedish capital Stockholm. Photograph: The Irish Times
The attack occurred in the city of Vesteras, about an hour west of the Swedish capital Stockholm. Photograph: The Irish Times

Two people were killed and one seriously injured in a knife attack at an Ikea store in the city of Vesteras, about an hour west of the Swedish capital Stockholm, police said on Monday.

Police said they had received a call reporting injuries at the Ikea store at about midday Irish time.

“We found a man and a woman who had knife injuries and who later died of their wounds,” said Vastmanland police said.

Another person was seriously injured.

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The police said they had taken a man into custody suspected of murder.

Reuters