The moment Stockholm police catch the third beer truck 'terrorist' after a dramatic high-speed car chase: 'ISIS-supporting' Uzbeki father-of-four, 39, is arrested before another suspect is led away in handcuffs
- WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Carnage on streets of Swedish capital left four people dead and 15 more hurt
- Masked man hijacked a beer truck and ploughed into crowds outside Stockholm's largest shopping centre
- Up to three men were seen leaping from the lorry and opening fire on officers and pedestrians at around 3pm
- Two suspects were filmed being detained at the scene and last night two others were arrested in city suburbs
This is the moment Swedish police snared a suspected Isis fanatic following a high-speed chase and arrested him in relation to the Stockholm truck attack that saw at least four people killed and 15 injured.
The 39-year-old father-of-four was arrested in the northern suburb of Marsta after going on the run following the attack, reported Swedish newspaper Aftonblat.
The man, believed to be from Uzbekistan, was wearing a balaclava, with broken glass on his clothes. He reportedly confessed to being involved in the atrocity.
Police suspect he was behind the wheel of the truck, although other security sources reported in Swedish media said the driver is still at large.
He had posted Isis propaganda on Facebook and liked pictures of casualties after the terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon in 2013, Aftonblat reported.
A further arrest was made at 11pm last night in the Stockholm suburb of Hjulsta, according to Swedish newspaper Expressen.
Pictures show the second man, who looked younger, being handcuffed and taken away in a police car. According to Swedish television, the two arrested men are linked.
Photographer Janne Akkeson, who witnessed the arrest in Hjulsta, said: ‘There were about 15 police cars at the scene. There was a specialist terrorist SWAT team and sniffer dogs.'
This image shows the second man who was arrested by Swedish terror police late last night in Hjulsta. Witnesses described seeing up to a dozen police cars swoop and arrest the man
According to broadcaster SVT, this suspect was arrested in the northern suburb Hjulsta and he is said to be connected to the man who was arrested earlier in the evening (see video above)
Swedish police are continuing to hunt the driver of a 30-tonne stolen truck that ploughed into shoppers in Stockholm, killing four and injuring 15
Swedish police confirmed earlier on Friday that it had identified a person arrested in another Stockholm suburb and who resembled the picture and description of a man that police went public with after the truck attack
Officers said the suspect arrested first on Friday evening resembled the man in photos they issued as part of an earlier appeal (left and right)
This medic, wearing green overalls, was seen running outside Ahlens, a department store in Klarabergsgatan, covering bodies with orange blankets
The hijacked vehicle crashed into a packed shopping centre and burst into flames. Three men jumped out from inside and opened fire before trying to stab pedestrians, witnesses said. This photo shows shoppers fleeing the scene
Armed police swarm around the truck, which was reported stolen from Spendrups Brewery. The foam is from a fire extinguisher that officers used to put out the flames
This image shows the beer truck being towed out of the Ahlens department store on Friday evening during recovery work after the incident
The shattered truck was pulled away by a recovery van under the watchful eye of heavily-armed police officers
A man in scrubs was seen walking along the street with several bodies, which have been covered by blankets, behind him. At least four people have died
This image shows an injured person being carried from the chaotic scenes at Ahlens, a department store in Stockholm where the lorry crashed
The back of the truck, sticking out of the shopping centre, is seen here moments after ramming several people as they were out shopping
Memorial candles are left outside the Swedish Embassy in Helsinki, Finland. Others took to social media to voice their tributes
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has laid a bouquet of red roses and lit a candle outside the Ahlens store. He said: 'We know that our enemies are these atrocious murderers and not each other'
The Prime Minister added: 'Our message will always be clear: you will not defeat us, you will not govern our lives, you will never ever win'
Shoppers described how severed limbs and bodies were left littered across a blood-splattered Stockholm street yesterday in a scene reminiscent of a ‘warzone’
During the attack, which happened around 3pm local time, a hijacked 30-tonne truck ploughed down pedestrians before crashing into a shopping centre and bursting into flames.
One witness said a pram was hurled into the air and desperate pedestrians ran for their lives as the lorry crushed everything in its path.
Three men jumped out from inside the lorry and opened fire before trying to stab pedestrians, witnesses said.
Two men were tackled to the ground and arrested. Police questioned them but said they were not suspected of any crime.
Police released CCTV of the man who ran away, who was wearing a green jacket, white shoes and a grey hoodie.
Officers said the first suspect arrested on Friday evening in Marsta resembled the man in the appeal photos.
Hundreds of shoppers had to flee for their lives after the articulated lorry rammed into the corner of the Ahlens department store.
Horrifying images of the aftermath showed blood smeared on the roads and bodies covered by blankets.
Following the lorry crash, armed terrorists were seen running into Stockholm's Central railway station and opening fire. Two people were also said to have been stabbed.
Spendrups Brewery said the truck belonged to its company and was stolen.
The vehicle's original driver, who has not been named, was hurt in the hijacking after trying to cling to the vehicle.
He had climbed out of the cab while delivering its cargo of beer. At least one man, wearing a balaclava, took the chance to climb in and drove off, knocking the victim over as he tried to get back on board. He was injured, but not seriously.
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has laid a bouquet of red roses and lit a candle outside the Ahlens store.
The terror attack came just 16 days after the Westminster Bridge killer Khalid Masood used a car to murder five people before stabbing a policeman to death outside Parliament.
Last year, ISIS terrorists used trucks to kill dozens in Berlin and Nice.
After yet another terror attack on European soil, MailOnline understands:
- Terror suspect jumped into cab of a beer lorry while its driver was making a delivery
- Masked man sped through central Stockholm aiming at pedestrians before crashing into the Åhlens department store on Klarabergsgatan. At least four people died and 15 were injured
- Witnesses heard shots fired and two suspects were filmed being detained in the street
- A 39-year-old father-of-four was arrested in the northern suburb of Marsta
- And there was a further arrest of a younger man at 11pm in nearby Hjulsta
People were seen running for their lives after a truck crashed into Ahlens, a department store in Klarabergsgatan, at around 3pm local time
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