Armed Man shot outside Sweden's Royal Palace in Stockholm
Swedish police have shot and wounded an armed man outside the royal palace in central Stockholm. The man has been taken to a hospital.
Police in Stockholm reported on Tuesday that they fired upon an armed individual outside the Royal Palace following a call about a threatening person with a weapon. The assailant sustained injuries and was transported to a hospital, where his condition was deemed serious but not life-threatening, according to Stockholm police spokeswoman Susanna Rinaldo.
Rinaldo did not specify the type of weapon used and clarified that the police operation was ongoing, but there posed no threat to the general public. According to Swedish newspaper Expressen, the man had approached palace guards with a knife, requesting to be shot.
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