The failed "massacre" in Stockholm - six bombs were found. Only one worked

On the body of a suicide bomber, blowing himself on Brueggargatan Street in the center of Stockholm, 6 explosive devices were discovered made of trimming pipes and interconnected. Only one of them worked, reports ITAR-ITAS.

A backpack with nails and explosives was also discovered near the corpse of a man, his police examined with the help of a robot. This man was heading to the pedestrian street of Drotninggatan, where there are many stores, and where a particularly large number of people are in the period of pre -holiday Christmas trade.

If the explosion occurred on Drotninghatan, there would be a real massacre, a source in the police said.

According to the witnesses, before the explosion was heard, the man shouted something in Arabic. For some reason, the wires drawn between the explosive devices mounted on his body were disconnected, so only one of them worked. Shortly before that, a factory exploded on a neighboring street. The police cannot yet unequivocally declare the relationship between these two incidents.

An attempt to conduct a terrorist attack in the center of Stockholm on Saturday evening could have catastrophic consequences. This is the opinion of the country's foreign minister Karl Bildt, which he expressed in his microblog on the Twitter website.

“This is a very disturbing incident. The attempt to conduct the attack was unsuccessful, but could have truly catastrophic consequences,” Bild said. This method of communication between the first persons of the state with the population is increasingly popular in the world due to its efficiency and accessibility. Messages to Twitter.com are sent by US Presidents Barack Obama and Russia Dmitry Medvedev.

On October 1 of this year, the Swedish authorities raised the level of a terrorist threat to the highest mark in the history of the country - in connection with the "increase in the activity of some groups of the population." The level of readiness for emergency accidents increased by one step - from the second - "low", to the third - "increased" (in total on the Swedish scale there are five similar marks).

The “level of an“ increased threat ”means that the situation is under control. However, we believe that there is no immediate danger of terrorism yet,” said the head of the Sweden security police (SEPO), Anders Danielsson, adding that the information of the intelligence service was the reason for the decision.

After the explosions on Saturday, the police have decided not to raise the level of a terrorist threat by another step.