Man dies in Stockholm blast;police see no terrorism link

STOCKHOLM: One man died after an explosion outside an underground station in Stockholm on Sunday, police said, adding they did not believe the incident was terrorism-related. The man sustained fatal injuries after he picked up an object, a police spokesman said. Daily newspaper Aftonbladet said it was thought to have been a hand grenade. Police declined to confirm that report, for which the newspaper named no sources. “There is obviously something that has exploded strongly . . . But we will have to wait for the technical investigation,” the spokesman said, adding that a murder investigation had been launched. There was no reason to believe the event was linked to terrorism, he said. A second person was injured in the explosion, which occured at the Varby Gard station in the south of the city.