swedish time, it istm time? probably more 2pm. swedish time, it is ipm british time.s closer to 2pm. i walked on that piece of the road 2pm and still nothing had happened so it was probably after two. people were starting to go back home from work. it is friday afternoon, so it is very busy. he had been on the street in central stockholm when a truck ploughed into pedestrians. we know that at least two people have been killed. we are hearing many more are injured. the swedish prime minister said sweden has been attacked and the indications are that this is an act of terror. he has had a press conference. that was his brief statement. the swedish brewery company which reportedly was hijacked early in the day. that is a cording to unconfirmed reports. frank gardner just saying cording to unconfirmed reports. frank gardnerjust saying that cording to unconfirmed reports. frank gardner just saying that the swedish media are saying that the truck used in today's attack was hijacked from a brewery company. a manjumped into hijacked from a brewery company. a man jumped into t

that coming from swedish police —— the swedish capital. at the moment and that is all we can tell you that swedish police are on the scene, responding to a call, they understand a truck has been driven into ona understand a truck has been driven into on a street in the centre of the swedish capital. we do not know any more details. we will bring them as soon as they reach us. we can get more 110w as soon as they reach us. we can get more now on the us strike in syria. international reaction has been breaking throughout the morning. our correspondent sarah rainsford is in moscow this move by the united states has been condemned by the kremlin. this move by the united states has been condemned by the kremlinm has. it has been a robust response from all levels of political life in russia with the kremlin talking about an act of aggression against a sovereign state. we heard from the foreign minister, who is out of the country, but he made a statement. he said it was unjustified and called ita said it was unjustified and called it a provocatio

this morning theresa may called the swedish counterpart to offer her condolences.ng street has released a statement which says: our correspondent dan johnson reports. panic and confusion on the streets of another european capital. people are scared. something is happening. people running in terror as a truck races towards shoppers in the centre of stockholm. and this is where it ended up, in flames after crashing into a department store. translation: i saw exactly where the lorry went in, just there. there wasn't much of a reaction, then the police arrived. the police just said, "you have to run." the truck belongs to a brewery company who said a man hijacked it earlier as it was dropping off beer. the bluntest of weapons, used to deliver a sudden and deadly blow that has hit sweden hard. police quickly released images of a man they wanted to question, and within hours they had made an arrest. translation: earlier, we released a picture of a person of particular interest to the investigation, and a short while ago we apprehended a person which matches that descript

we can listen again put the swedish feminist that say about this incident. —— this swedish prime ministere and we get continuous information. the government is doing everything to support the authorities who are working now. we now urge the public to be alert and listen not at least to be alert and listen not at least to the public... now we urge the public to be alert and listen, not at least on the police information. i would also say that according to the security police, we have at least two killed in this horrific terrorist attack and now we think about the victims and theirfamilies, and the injured and that's what i have to say now. i return to stockholm now. the police cordon is behind me, or media have been asked is that that away from the seed which is why i am being end this on my mobile phone. it isa being end this on my mobile phone. it is a woolly quiet in a place that is typically packed on a friday afternoon, a lot of swedes lead early to go home on a friday. all of the main brands closed this area and there are a lot of popular bars that are normally packed at this time on

let us moment, in the swedish capital.rned so far in the last few hours, with me is now is our correspondent, andy moore. that is the element of what we think we understand, what are the latest details you can bring us, in terms of casualties perhaps? we have had a press co nfe re nce of casualties perhaps? we have had a press conference with the police in the last half hour, they haven't given precise casualty figure, they talk about several fatality, several people injured. with have heard from other sources three people have died and at least eight injured. the most important thing that came out the press co nfe re nce was important thing that came out the press conference was the fact they have not arrested the driver of the truck, there were reports from the prime minister in fact that somebody had been arrested but the police denied that. they said nobody has been arrested but they have released imams of somebody they want to trace, they haven't said this is the driver of the truck, but i think you can suspect that p

an investigative reporter with swedish radio.makes this even more remarkable is that joan massey‘s sisters were there, too. 98—year—old mercia and ailsa, who's 102. 0ur reporter david allard was invited along to the party. do we get on? we do have our arguments. why not? nobody is the same. you can't say yes all the time, can you? three sisters, 300 years of history. there's a lot to reminisce about at joan's100th birthday party. i don't feel my age. i have to... remember. do the counting. joan was born on the day after america entered the first world war, and she had a vital role in the second. drawing maps for the boys up there, and stationed at newmarket, with bomber command harris. i enjoyed it. atjust 98, mercia is the youngest sister. do you still see yourself as the baby sister really? certainly not! do they treat you as the baby sister? no. we have all had a very good relationship. one needs the other. we help each other out. 0ldest sister ailsa has travelled from scotland for the party. she finally gave up a favourite ac

swedish police release images of a suspect who they want to question.hey've also confirmed one arrest has been made that may be connected to the attack. in sweden, police say they've arrested a man after a lorry wejoin our colleagues we join our colleagues from bbc world and tim willcox. with much of the west lining up behind washington, russia has condemned the attack as an act of aggression against a sovereign nation. president trump authorised the missile strike on the shayrat airbase where it is believed the weapons attack was launched from. nine civilians, and seven soldiers we re nine civilians, and seven soldiers were reportedly killed. jon sopel reports on the strike and president trump of mathematics changes strategy. it was after dark on the east coast of america and before the sun had risen on the middle east when the commander—in—chief gave the order to strike. from two us warships in the eastern mediterranean, a volley of cruise missiles was fired, targeting a missiles was fired, targeting a missile base outside homes. it was launching the

have swedish authorities been anticipating this? james: absolutely.f you look back into 2010, there was an attempted suicide bombing just down the road from where the attack happened today. that bomber only managed to kill himself, which was very lucky. but that makes sweden understand this was something that could happen in this country. there was also the fact that level of -- a lot of swedish people have been known to go down to fight for isis in syria and in iraq, and there has been concern some of these people may come back and commit atrocities in sweden. nobody knows if entity, so it would be wrong to speculate if there was connection. that has been a discussion in the press this could be a problem. sarah: such a challenge for the authorities. thank you for reporting, james savage, founder of the news website the world. let's get more now with our chief lyrical correspondent linda crane who joins us. this style of attack promotes significant challenges to authorities. how have they been preparing for something like this? melinda: judging from w

the man who did this, is still at large and the swedish police is trying to hunt him down.have published a picture of this man. and if it does transpire that this is terrorism, what sort of impact do you think that will happen on swedish society, because for example we have been talking a lot about the fact that stockholm is very open. it doesn't have a massive cctv cameras ass we might be used to in lots of british cities or other countries, will that change people's attitudes and approach, do you think? yes, of course it will have a large impact, and the people are like prepared that something like this could happen, and i think there is an acceptance for survey yangs and cameras, just to try to stop these things happening. —— surveillance. thank you very much for your time tonight. thank you forjoining us from stockholm. now, we will talk a bit about the continuing impact of the attacks in london, a couple of weeks ago, because the romanian tourist knocked into the river thames during the westminster attacks today died of her injuries. andreea cristea, who was 31, had be

swedish police...gyptian state television reports at least 21 people have been killed and 50 injured in an explosion near a church in the city of tanta. the body of the police officer, keith palmer — who was stabbed to death last month — is to be taken to the palace of westminster ahead of his funeral tomorrow. also in the next hour: commemorating the fallen of the first world war. a ceremony to mark the centenary of the battle of vimy ridge — more than 20,000 people are expected to take part. mercedes‘ lewis hamilton has won the chinese grand prix in shanghai, beating ferrari's sebastian vettel, who finished second. and coming in half an hour: click looks at whether voice—controlled personal assistants live up to the hype. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. breaking news cullen in the past few minutes, swedish police have said that one of the victims of friday's terror attack in stockholm was british. two swedes and a belgian also died. 0fficers british. two swedes and a belgian also died. office

swedish police are questioning a man who they believe is the driver of a lorry which killed four people when it was driven at pedestrians in stockholm. the united states warns syria further military action can't be ruled out over its use of chemical weapons. more disruption for passengers as rail workers across england stage another strike — there's a warning of travel delays expected around the grand national. also in the next hour... honouring seven young people who've made extraordinary contributions to their communities. we'll be live at the ceremony in manchester for the tenth anniversary of the rotary young citizen awards. he has set the bar and raised it even higher. lewis hamilton storms to pole position for tomorrow's chinese grand prix, ahead of ferrari rival sebastian vettel. good morning and welcome to bbc news. swedish police say a man they believe was the driver of a lorry which drove into pedestrians killing four people has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism. this morning, swedish media are reporting that exposes have been found in the lorry used in the attack. the p

king carl gustav has said the people's response showed the strength and resilience of swedish societyis is bbc news. hello there, good morning. sunny weather at the masters, sunny weather here too,

earlierjane hill spoke to a journalist for swedish tv.esss in stockholm. i have been talking to two people that were at the scene, one was a female doctor, who tried to help one of the victims, who was badly hurt, this victim. she thinks she didn‘t actually, she wasn‘t able to save her. the other man was a man who saw the lorry crash into the department store, started to burn, they saw also a lot of injured and some dead people too. with your experience there, as a journalist, are you shocked, surprised if this turns out to be an act of terrorism, will that surprise you in any way? actually not. that is the first thing that comes to mind. we don‘t know for sure, yet, what the motive was for this, but it‘s, it‘s very alike other attacks, like in nice or in germany, so, it could very well be terror attack, and the man who did this is still at large, and the swedish police is trying to hunt him down. they have published a picture of this man. and if it does indeed transpire that this is terrorism, what sort of impact do you think that will h

incidentally raises some difficult questions. —— and the swedish.ation may have been. the police are questioning one man, and they are searching, urgently, for another. there is a challenge for the security services here and across all cities, really, as to how to keep people safe when they walk through a city like this if someone is prepared to kill with an object as everyday and ordinary as a delivery truck. some of the day's other stories: a romanian tourist who fell into the river thames during the westminster terror attack has died. andreea cristea was walking on westminster bridge with her boyfriend when they were driven at by the attacker khalid masood, who was later shot dead by police. her boyfriend had planned to propose later that day. her life support was withdrawn yesterday. the 31—year—old becomes the fifth victim of the march 22 attack. a man who avoided being sent to jail for domestic violence by claiming he'd lose the chance to become a professional cricketer has been jailed for 18 months following a review of his case. mustafa bash

the headlines at five: swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver. a man with links to the incident was arrested this morning, quarter past one in the morning. the man arrested suspected of being the one drove the car. foreign secretary borisjohnson calls off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria has changed the situation "fundamentally". two people have died and 33 others were rescued after a fire at a care home at cheshunt in hertfordshire. also in the next hour — honouring young people who've made extraordinary contributions to their communities. the seven winners collect their prize at a ceremony in manchester for the tenth anniversary of the rotary young citizen awards. and as punters place their bets ahead of the grand national we'll bring you full details of the race and the rest of today's sporting action at half past five. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver — a 39—yea

he's swedish-american or ethiopian-swedish-american or, look, it's complicated. marcus samuelsson, like his wife maya, was born here in ethiopia. >> anthony: so, when was the last time you were, uh, you were in ethiopia? >> marcus: four years ago. and -- you can tell it's changed. it changed a lot. >> anthony: i'm interested in seeing an african country that was never, uh, colonized. it was never taken by europe. >> marcus: no, that sense of pride, and you really hit the nail on the head, i mean, that sense of pride is also the sense of that everyone wants to come back. >> anthony: how does it feel coming back? is it weird at all? you feel like you're coming home? >> marcus: it is weird, but, at the end of the day i always love it. i miss it. one foot of me is like just ethiopian, but then the other foot is just so swedish or american at this point, right? >> anthony: you do not speak the language here, amharic, or any of the dialects. >> marcus: no. >> anthony: you've since come back and you've reconnected with family. >> marcus: yeah. >> anthony: but it must be

a press conference by the swedish police.dan smith in stockholm, who's the director of the stockholm international peace research institute, which is a think tank specialising in security. good afternoon, thank you for joining us. i suppose what this does highlight is the difficulty of protecting people from this type of attack. yes, and i think the development of the truck attacks which we have seen in nice, berlin, london and now here, emphasises that point. the issue at stake here is the safety of mass public events but when we think about public events now, we are notjust thinking about the fa cup final or the eurovision song contest or the london olympics, we are thinking about any time when a large number of people gathered in a large number of people gathered in a single place, the rush—hour, busy times at airports, shopping street ona times at airports, shopping street on a friday afternoon. what can be done to stop it? well, i noticed in the police statement that was made in stockholm, i am not sure if it was covered

the swedish authorities say they had no warning of this attack.ce have issued these pictures of a man they want to question, while the prime minister says sweden has come under attack. translation: the government is informed of the situation and i am getting continuous updates. we support all the authorities that are working on this, and we are asking the public to be alert and listen to police advice. at least two people are dead and our thoughts are with their families. whoever was behind today's attack, this has been a huge shock, notjust for sweden, but for all of scandinavia. security is now being tightened in neighbouring norway and finland. already, some are saying this has been a wake—up call. let's get the latest from stockholm and speak to our reporter maddy savage. there's a big security operation in place in stockholm tonight, but the suspect as far as we know is still on the loose? well, here in stockholm, security is incredibly tight this evening. police out on patrol, armed police all across the city centre and helicopters circling

the swedish authorities say they had no warning of this attack.lice have issued these pictures of a man they want to question, while the prime minister says sweden has come under attack. they want to question, while the prime minister says sweden has come under attack. translation: the government is informed of the situation and i am getting continuous updates. we support all the authorities that are working on this, and we are asking the public to be alert and listen to police advice. at least two people are dead and our thoughts are with their families. whoever was behind today's attack, this has been a huge shock, notjust for sweden, but for all of scandinavia. security is now being tightened in neighbouring norway and finland. they want to question, while the prime minister says sweden already, some are saying this has been a wake—up call. we can speak now to the former prime minister of sweden, who joins us live. obviously, sweden is in shock. you have any information or indication as to who was behind this and why? no, i don't have anything

swedish detectives also say they found a "suspicious device" inside the truck.ports from stockholm. late last night, a glimpse of the ordinary delivery truck that was turned against people in a moment of terror. it was towed away to be examined and police made a worrying discovery. we have found something in the truck, where the — in the driver's seat. a technical device which should not be there. i cannot at this stage say that this is a bomb. the man they think was at the wheel has connections here, a poor suburb, north of the city. he hasn't been named, but he's a 39—year—old from uzbekistan. we understand he was registered at one of the addresses in this block, although we don't know if he actually lived here. people have told us the police will here in number last night, until the early hours of the morning, and they've taken some people away for questioning. in the city, after yesterday's horror, time to think, and to reflect on chance decisions that determined death or injury for some, a lucky escape for others. francesca and patrick are tourists who were

inaudible notjust to inaudible not just to swedish inaudible notjust to swedish people died in the attackt a british man. the foreign office has confirmed that his family are being sported in sweden and the uk as well. a belgian citizen as well. the investigators confirming that their main suspect, a 39—year—old from uzbekistan, applied for residency in sweden in 2014. .. inaudible ido inaudible i do apologise. we have some problems with the audio and the video. the defence secretary, sir michael fallon, says russia is to blame for every civilian death in last week's chemical weapons attack in syria. his words follow a decision by foreign secretary borisjohnson to cancel a visit to moscow, due tomorrow. that move‘s been criticised by labour and the snp, as our political correspondent, susana mendonca, reports. america's military response to the gas attack that left 89 people dead in syria was clear. but now attention is turning to the role of russia and its support for the syrian government. the british defence secretary michael fallon accused the kremlin of being complicit in the chemica

we also understand that his wife was swedish.d a statement that came from his father, john bevington. he said the family were devastated by the untimely and tragic death of someone they describe as a wonderful husband, son and father. anything even colours on the latest investigation? it still continues, still very tight security across sweden right now. what we know is that police are still continuing to hold their main suspect, the person they believe was driving the truck when it ploughed into pedestrians just a couple of hundred meters away from where we are now. this man aged 39 originally from uzbekistan. we understand he had applied for residency in sweden. it had been denied. he was said to be deported but that had not taken place. as we have been reporting over the weekend, a number of other raids in sweden, people have been taken into custody and it has also been made clear in the last few hours that another person has been formally arrested. it is unclear, much more information about that person but we know they have b

swedish police believe the man they've arrested is the driver of the lorry who carried out yesterday's fatal attack in stockholm. a man with links to the incident was arrested this morning at 1:15am. the man arrested is suspected of being the one who drove the car. foreign secretary borisjohnson calls off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria has changed the situation ‘fundamentally‘. hertfordshire fire service confirms two people have died and 33 have been rescued after a fire at a care home in cheshunt. the rmt union has defended its decision to stage a 24—hour strike involving merseyrail on the day of the grand national horse race at aintree. also in the next hour...honouring young people who've made extraordinary contributions to their communities. the seven winners collect their prize at a ceremony in manchester for the 10th anniversary of the rotary young citizen awards to help children in care. and in half an hour. charting the rise of china's snooker superstar in enter the dragon. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. swedish police say a man arrested

a belgian and two swedish citizens we re belgian and two swedish citizens were attacked.ators revealed more about the man they think was at the wheel. translation: we know the suspect showed sympathies for extremist organisations, says the police chief, among them islamic state. he isa chief, among them islamic state. he is a 39—year—old from uzbekistan although he's not been officially named. he was on the radar of the security services although they say he was marginal. his application to stay in the country was turned down last summer and police were looking for him because he had avoided being deported. this is where the truck ended up. people have come here to write messages of hope and defiance on the boards and there have been what tributes to the victims. —— there have been more. yards away, a chance to share feelings and make sense of them. sadness, anger and fear of what might happen next. sense of them. sadness, anger and fear of what might happen nextlj sense of them. sadness, anger and fear of what might happen next. i am quite emotional, sad and angry but it

a belgian and two swedish citizens we re belgian and two swedish citizens were also killed in the attackrevealed more about the man they think was at the wheel. translation: we know the suspect showed sympathies for extremist organisations, amongst them islamic state. he's a 39—year—old from uzbekistan although he hasn't officially been named. he was on the security services radar, although they say he was a marginal figure. his application to stay in sweden was turned down last summer and the police were looking for him because he had avoided being deported. this is where the truck ended up, smashed against the department store window, people have come here to write messages of hope and a finance and there have been more tributes to the victim ‘s —— of hope and defiance. just yards away, a chance to share feelings, try to make sense of them, sadness, anger and fear, of what might happen next. quite emotional. i'm very sad and angry but it is so wonderful that people have come together. we stand here in solidarity. notjust in stockholm, but around the world, with everyone, you need stuar

swedish police believe the man they've arrested is the driver of the lorry who carried out yesterday's fatal attack in stockholm. a man with links to the incident was arrested this morning at 1:45am. —— 1:15am. the man arrested is suspected of being the one who drove the car. foreign secretary borisjohnson calls off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria has changed the situation fundamentally. reports two people have died in a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. the rmt union has defended its decision to stage a 2k hour strike involving merseyrail on the day of the grand national horse race at aintree. also in the next hour... honouring seven young people who've made extraordinary contributions to their communities. we'll speak to 14—year—old abbey booker, who volunteers to help children in care. and coming in half an hour... click looks at whether voice—controlled personal assistants live up to the hype. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with breaking news. we are getting very few reports that two people have died at a fire at a care

the headlines at 11:00: swedish police are questioning a man they believe is the driver of a lorry which killed four people when it was driven at pedestrians in stockholm. police said they were unable to confirm local television reports of explosives being found inside the truck. the united states warns syria that further military action can't be ruled out over its use of chemical weapons. more disruption for passengers as rail workers across england stage another strike. there's a warning of travel delays expected around the grand national. also in the next hour, honouring seven young people who've made extraordinary contributions to their communities. we'll speak to 18—year—old tech entrepreneur harry mccann, who's helped hundreds of children learn to code. he's got faster by two tenths of a second. he has set the bar and raised it even higher. lewis hamilton storms to pole position for tomorrow's chinese grand prix ahead of ferrari rival sebastian vettel. and coming up in half an hour — dateline london. good morning and welcome to bbc news. swedish police say a man they believe was th

a short while ago, the swedish prime minister gave this statement.ck violently ram a pedestrian rate in the heart of our capital, leaving at least four people dead, and 15 people syriza the injured. —— seriously injured. my thoughts are first of all with the vic tims and theirfamilies. in first of all with the vic tims and their families. in this difficult moment police and hospitals are doing everything they can to stay day wise and maintain our safety. thoughts, concerns, and condiments is have reached many of us from all around the world and we are grateful for the many warm expressions of sharing our grief. we are determined never to let the values that we treasure, democracy, human rights, and freedom, to be changed by hatred. let's cross live to stockholder. manny savage is near the scene of the attack. the hunt is still on for the driver of the truck. the hunt, we understand, is still on for the driver of the truck. one person has been arrested person is understood to fit the profile of somebody else or possibly the same person from a picture

the swedish capital stockholm.hing pointed to an act of terror and he cold for unity. we are determined never to let our core values, democracy, human rights and freedom be undermined by hatred. police released images of a suspect they think is connected to the attack. they confirm they've arrested one man over the truck attack. a romanian tourist has become the fifth victim to die, as a result of the terrorist attack in westminster two weeks ago. it's been announced that the actor tim pigott—smith, has died at the age of 70. he was best known for his role in the tv drama, thejewel in the crown. his film appearances included the remains of the day and quantum of solace. welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with us are ben hsu, economics editor of the independent and deputy editor of the website reaction. it's rachel ‘s first time with us. this is as shambolic as it often is! know? must be me. let's look at the front pages. some very serious stories on the pages tonight. we will

swedish media is reporting that shots have also been fired. and now intelligence officials are saying that a large number of people are injured. people are being rushed away in ambulances and smoke is coming out of the department store that the truck smashed into. we'll continue to follow this breaking news throughout the morning. ( darya ) a dismemembered body was found inside a san bruno home. it was found while officers were looking for a missing person. the house is on pacific heights boulevard... near skyline college. officers found the body just before 11:00 yesterday morning. 50-year-old david stubblefield was taken into custody. he lives just a few houses down from where the body was found. police have not released the name of the victim. (mark) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a man is being ordered to pay tens of thousands of dollars because of what he wrote in a yelp review. we'll tell you why one business owner was so upset. and a college student is accused of tricking her sorority sisters... and parents... that she has

four people are killed, and 15 injured, in what the swedish prime minister is calling a terrorist attack after a lorry ploughs into shoppers in the capital stockholm. you could see bodies lying on the street and police covering the bodies in orange covers. the united states has warned that it may not stop at its missile strike in syria. president trump authorised the attack on a syrian airbase, from which he believes president bashar al—assad's forces launched a chemical weapons attack. russia and syria have both condemned the action, but addressing an emergency meeting of the un security council, the american ambassador nikki haley said stopping the use and spread of chemical weapons was a vital national security interest. our military destroyed the airfield from which this week's chemical strike took place. we were fullyjustified in doing so. the moral stain of the assad regime could no longer go unanswered. his crimes against humanity could no longer be met with empty words. it was time to say "enough," but not only say it, it was time to act. bashar al—assad must never use chemical w

the swedish prime minister, the royalfamily the swedish prime minister, the royal family and other senior. meanwhile swedish prosecutors confirmed the man suspected of carrying out the attack is a 39—year—old from uzbekistan. swedish authorities have been trying to deport him after his asylum application was refused. earlier we had this statement from the police. translation: when it comes to the investigation i am confident we have the right perpetrator who drove the truck. it is up to the prosecutor to prove this in court and the court has to make its assertions. from the police perspective, we feel great confidence. with that story and almost all the stories we cover here on outside source, if you need more information, whenever you want that information, whenever you want that information you can get it through the bbc news app or the bbc news website. i'm pretty sure you will know where to find that. next we've got a report from catrin nye on microdosing — that's the taking of tiny amounts of psychedelic drugs as part of your normal day. the people here in the uk who do it say it boo

prime minister stefan lofven has said swedish values will not be undermined by such attacks. dan johnson reports from stockholm. people running in terror as a truck races towards shoppers in the centre of stockholm. and this is where it ended up, in flames, after crashing into a department store. translation: i saw exactly where the lorry went in, just there. there wasn't much of a reaction, then the police arrived. the police just said, "you have to run". you could actually see bodies lying on the street and i could see the police covering a body with an orange blanket. and there were lots of police around, lots of people just standing around and filming, taking photos. the truck belongs to a brewery company, who said a man hijacked it earlier as it was dropping off beer. the bluntest of weapons used to deliver a sudden and deadly blow that has hit sweden hard. there was a lady laying with a severed foot, there were blood everywhere, there were bodies on the ground everywhere, and a sense of panic. people standing by their loved ones, but also people running away. so many qu

a belgian, and to swedish citizens we re belgian, and to swedish citizens were also killed.ators revealed more about the man they think was at the wheel. we know the suspect showed sympathies for extremist organisations, says the police chief. among them, islamic state. he isa chief. among them, islamic state. he is a 39—year—old from uzbekistan, although he hasn't been officially named. he was on the security services' radar but they say he was a marginalfigure. his application to stay in sweden was turned down last summer and police were looking for him because he had avoided being deported. this is where the truck ended up, smashed against a department store window. people have been coming to write messages of hope and defiance on the boards, and they have been more tributes to the victims, too. just yards away, a vigil, a chance to share feelings and try and make sense of them. sadness, anger, fear of what might happen next. quite emotional. i'm very sad, very angry, but at the same time it's quite wonderful how people come together. we stand here in solidarity, not just

prime i522 swedish prime minister. suggestion that the police had picked up a suspect, but followed up by a claim that they were still looking for the killer. bbc correspondent dan johnson is in stockholm, and just before we came on air, he brought us up to date on developments there. well there is a strange atmosphere here tonight. swedes are contemplating what happened here earlier and what it may mean for the future, now, the prime minister was clear that he said this had all the hallmarks of an act of terrorism, but at the moment we have had nothing more officially about who may have been involved in this, 01’ what their motivation may have been. we know the police are questioning one man and they are urgently seeking another. they have put images out tonight of somebody they want to talk to, and we know there are extra police on the streets of this city, and across sweden, and there are extra border checks in place too. now, there are potentially big questions raised by what has happened here today. it is a huge c

the swedish broadcaster says that shots have also been fired.ll of that unconfirmed to us here at the fox news channel. screen left, however, some of the first images from our sister network, sky news. you can see several people running down what appears to be a rainy cold day in sweden on the main road. late in the afternoon and stockholm, we are watching the story for more. again, there are reports of fatalities. we have not confirmed that, but we are watching the story for more out of sweden so standby for more on that as it develops. in the meantime, fox news alert, u.s. plunging nearly 60 missiles against syrian targets as payback for an alleged syrian government sarin gas attack on civilians earlier this week. this was the reaction in the dead of night, eastern mediterranean, air strikes nearly destroying a syrian air base, making it harder for assad redeem to deliver anymore chemical weapons and possibly ground the aircraft for a time. pentagon also saying the strike was a one off and there are no plans for more action. jennifer griffin l

a belgian and two swedish citizens were also killed in the attack.investigators revealed more about the man they think was at the wheel. we know the suspect showed sympathies for extremist organisations, said the policeman. among them islamic state. he's a 39—year—old from uzbekistan, although he hasn't officially been named. he was on the security services radar, although they say he was a marginal figure. his application to stay in sweden was turned down last summer and the police were looking for him because he had avoided being deported. this is where the truck ended up, smashed against the department store window. people have come here to write messages of hope and defiance and there have been more tributes to the victims, too. just yards away, a vigil — a chance to share feelings, try to make sense of them, sadness, anger and fear, of what might happen next. quite emotional. i'm very sad and angry but it's so wonderful that people have come together. we stand here in solidarity. not just with those in stockholm, but around the world, with every

swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver. also in the next hour — scotland's long wait for a second grand national winner is over. the 14—1 shot one for arthur, ridden by derek fox and trained by lucinda russell, won the aintree race. and we look at the extraordinary achievements of seven young people from great britain and ireland, winners of this year's rotary young citizen awards. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow on monday in the wake of the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria earlier this week. in a statement he said he deplored russia's continued defence of the assad regime. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. this was president trump's message to the syrian government and its russian backers yesterday, delivered with force. the united states and her allies reject syrian denials they used a chemical weapon against civilians, including children. now britain has followed up with a diplomatic rebuke. bori

a stolen truck barrelled into pedestrians on the busiest street in the swedish capital. the prime minister says everything indicates it was a terrorist attack. cnn max foster joins us from stockholm with the latest. max, what more do we know at this stage about the man that happen arrested? >> reporter: two new pieces of information, they believe the man they arrested was the driver of the stolen truck. it does look as though that sort of story is coming together. we also understand from the national broadcast at sbt, explosives were found in the truck as well. if you look behind me, you can see how extraordinary it was, isa, there were so few casualties and deaths because that's the main street t. truck came thundering towards us. it's very narrow. it would have been full of people. it ran into that shop, the department store on the left, you can see the damage on the ground there. that's where the vehicle eventually came to a halt. today it is an ongoing investigation, really, the country tried to make sense of what happened, what it means to the open and liberal socie

the swedish prime minister has made clearhat this is likely a terrorist attack a it good that the swedishecurity services, which are called sapo, has already someone of interest in custody. it is shocking to the country. sweden is not a country of violence. it is a country that embrace as global approach. and it is proud of its reputation as a humanitarian super power. stockholm was the home of my family for four years while i served as ambassador there. we have many friends in sweden and stockholm. we've heard shock from them. they are traumatized, but at the same time what we've been hearing from them and directly via social media, they will not be intimidated. this will remain an open country. a country that embraces the world with all its problems, a country that remains open to others coming into it. that's an important message. sweden is an important partner of ours. they are our protective power in north korea. we don't have an embassy in north korea of the we work in pyongyang in north korea through the swedes. they're with us in afghanistan. they're with us in africa, through the

swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver. also in the next hour — spain says the decision of the basque separatist group eta, to surrender its arms marks its definitive defeat. french police have located 120 firearms and three tonnes of explosives after the group gave the authorities a list of its weapons dumps. and in sportsday as one for arthur wins the grand national, we'll bring you full details of the race and the rest of today's sporting action. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow on monday, in the wake of the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria earlier this week. in a statement he said he deplored russia's continued defence, of the assad regime. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. this was president trump's message to the syrian government and its russian backers yesterday, delivered with force. the united states and her allies reject syrian denials they used a chemical weapon against civilians, includi

swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly driver. and — coming up in 10 minutes — political leaders and commentators from the baltics, america and russia will be exploring what the new era of putin and trump could look like in global questions. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow next week in the wake of the chemical weapons attack in syria earlier this week. in a statement, mrjohnson said he deplored russia's continued defence of the assad regime. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. this was president trump's message to the syrian government and its russian backers yesterday, delivered with force. the united states and her allies reject syrian denials they used a chemical weapon against civilians, including children. now britain has followed up with a diplomatic rebuke. borisjohnson has called off talks in moscow on monday and issued a written statement instead. the planned visit by borisjohnson would be the first by any britis

swedish media are also reporting the arrest of a second man.le died and 15 were injured when the vehicle ploughed into a department store. our correspondent, danjohnson, has this report. panic and confusion on the streets of another european capital. something is happening. people, running in terror, as a truck races towards shoppers in a stock on shop. and this is how it ended. —— stockholm. i saw how it ended. there was not much of a reaction but then the police arrived. they said you have to run. the truck belonged to a brewery com pa ny have to run. the truck belonged to a brewery company who say that it was hijacked when they were dropping off there. it has hit sweden hard. —— beer. police released images of a man they wanted to question, and within they had made an arrest. we released pictures of a man of interest to the investigation and a short while ago we apprehended a man who matches that description. the prime minister of sweden said his country would not give in to terror. we are determined never to let the values that we treasure,

the swedish prime minister says everything suggests it was an act of terrorism.he incident happened midafternoon on a busy pedestrian shopping street where the truck eventually crashed into a department store. tonight police arrested a man , who they say resembles images they released on cctv after the attack. our correspondent, dan johnson has just sent this report from , the swedish capital. dan panic and confusion on the : streets of another european capital. >> the people are scared. reporter: people running in terror as a truck races towards shoppers in the center of stockholm. and this is where it ended up, in flames after crashing into a department store. >> i saw exactly where the lorry went in adjusted there. there wasn't much overreaction. then the police arrived. the police just said "you have to run." >> i could see bodies on the street and police covering the bodies with an orange blanket. there were lots of police, lots of people standing around and filming, taking photos. dan: the truck belongs to a brewery company who said a man hijacked it earlie

the swedish prime minister earlier saying at least two were killed.s not clear whether any americans were caught up in this attack, but the u.s. embassy is urging u.s. citizens to avoid the area. large shopping malls across the capital shut, the kinds of things you would expect in a manhunt. the truck was hijacked earlier in the day while the driver was making deliveries. the swedish police saying they have been prepared for this kind of incident. they trained for a similar scenario just this week. >> lucy cavanaugh in london. thank you. >>> hillary clinton speaking at an event in houston this hour. last night, her first interview since the election, she took aim at the trump administration and weighed in on russia and the 2016 campaign. >> a foreign power meddled with our election. and did so in a way that we're learning more about every single day. >> i'll talk to her 2016 campaign manager, robby mook, next. like using glucerna to replace one meal or snack a day. glucerna products have up to 15 grams of protein to help manage hunger and carbsteady,

there are repos on swedish media that police are investigating this as a suspected terror attack. situation like this, that's what you expect the police to do, stephanie. whether or not that is what it ultimately turns out to be. >> all right. thank you. we'll continue to monitor that situation getting more information. but now we take you back to the breaking news on the overnight air strikes in syria. joining me now here on set, congressman gregory meeks of new york. also a senior member of the foreign affairs committee. congressman, are you in support of the president's decision as far as these air strikes go? >> no. i think what we have here, there needed to be a message, a message was sent because there was a violation of the agreement that russia and iran and syria had with reference to getting rid of chemical weapons. so there was a message sent but there's no strategy. and we need a strategy on syria now and i also think that it is time for us to come back to congress. we can't avert our duties and responsibilities. the constitution says congress determines who goes to war

swedish television has reported that explosives were found in the vehicle but police have not confirmede injured when the stolen vehicle ploughed into a group of pedestrians and then a department store. maddy savage spoke to us earlier from stockholm. this is the department store behind me that the lorry ploughed into. security is very tight and the city centre still. police have confirmed that one man has been arrested for what they have described as terror crimes by murder. they have not formally released any more information about his identity but it is being rightly reported in the swedish media that he is a 39—year—old family man. —— widely reported. he is understood to have sympathies with the group known as is. police earlier released a rather grainy photo of somebody they were searching for, a man with stubble on his face wearing a dark moody and a lighter jacket. they say the his face wearing a dark moody and a lighterjacket. they say the person may have been holding has borne a likeness to this person but they have not said as a victory whether it is the same man. a second sus

other news, four people have been killed and many injured as a lorry ploughs into shoppers in the swedishapital, stockholm. you could actually see bodies lying on the street and the police covering them with orange blankets. welcome to the programme. the united states has refused to rule out further military action against the syrian government. that is after washington fired missiles at an air base from which it believes bashar al—assad's forces launched a chemical weapons attack. at an emergency meeting of the un security council, the american ambassador, nikki haley, said stopping the use of chemical weapons was a vital national security interest. paramilitary destroyed the airfield from which the chemical strike this week took place. —— our military. we we re week took place. —— our military. we were justified in week took place. —— our military. we werejustified in doing week took place. —— our military. we were justified in doing so. week took place. —— our military. we werejustified in doing so. the moral stain of bashar al—assad can no longer go unanswered. his crimes against huma