Suspected Suicide Bomber Dead in Stockholm Blasts

The Telegraph (UK)

A car bomb followed by a suspected suicide bombing left two injured and the apparent bomber dead in Stockholm on Saturday night.

A spokeswoman for the Stockholm Police said that a car exploded near Drottninggatan- a busy shopping district in the city center- which was followed by a second explosion further up the street. An injured man who later died from his injuries was found at the scene of the second blast.

Approximately 10 minutes before the first blast, police and Swedish news agency TT received an e-mail denouncing the presence of 500 Swedish military personnel in Afghanistan and cartoonist Lars Vilk's drawings depicting Muhamed. The e-mail also warned of unspecified 'actions' that were imminent and contained sound files in Swedish and Arabic.

Sweden had raised it's terror threat level from 'low' to 'elevated' as far back as October due to an increase in activity from Scandinavian-based groups. Still, the threat of a terrorist attack in Sweden remained relatively low compared to other European nations.