The suspect in Friday’s deadly truck attack in Stockholm posted videos of ISIS atrocities on Facebook and “liked” a picture showing the bloody aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, a Swedish newspaper reported.
(FOX)- The Aftonbladet newspaper said the suspect was a 39-year-old man from Uzbekistan who had lived in one of the Swedish capital’s southern suburbs. The newspaper quoted a friend of the arrested man who said the suspect was a father of four and worked in construction.
“He never talked politics or religion,” the friend said. “The only thing he talked about was getting more jobs so he could send money home to his family.”
Four people were killed and 15 others were injured Friday when a hijacked beer truck plowed into pedestrians at a central Stockholm department store. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said his country had been “attacked” and described the incident as an “act of terror.”
“The country is in a state of shock,” he said. “The aim of terrorism is to undermine democracy. But such a goal will never be achieved in Sweden.”
The Aftonbladet report quoted a police source who said authorities have “very good evidence” against the suspect. The arrested man was wearing the same clothes as a man seen in a photo distributed by police. The suspect was also covered in broken glass.