| 2010 Stockholm bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe | |
 Police closed off Drottninggatan at its intersection with Bryggargatan (a small street outside the picture to the left) after the second explosion. | |
| Location | Drottninggatan, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 59°20′8.5″N 18°3′35.2″E / 59.335694°N 18.059778°E (car bomb) 59°20′0.9″N 18°3′41.1″E / 59.333583°N 18.061417°E (suicide bomb) |
| Date | 11 December 2010 16:48 (UTC+1) |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Weapons | Car bomb, Pipe bomb |
| Deaths | 1 (the attacker) |
| Injured | 2 |
| Motive | Islamic terrorism |
On 11 December 2010, two bombs exploded in central Stockholm, killing the bomber.[1][2][3] Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt and the Swedish Security Service (SÄPO) described the bombings as acts of terrorism.[1][4]
Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly, an Iraqi-born Swedish citizen, is suspected of carrying out the bombing.[5][6]
According to investigations by FBI, the bombing would likely have killed between 30 and 40 people had it succeeded, and it is thought that al-Abdaly operated with a network.[7]
Europol categorized the attack as Islamist terrorism.[8]
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- ^ Gardham, Duncan; Oscarsson, Marcus; Hutchison, Peter (12 December 2010). "Sweden suicide bomber: Taimur Abdulwahab al-Abdaly was living in Britain". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ Paige, Jonathan (12 December 2010). "Stockholm suicide bomber: Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly profile". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Bomben skulle ha dödat 40 personer". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 5 December 2011.
- ^ "TE-SAT 2011: EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (PDF)". Europol. 19 April 2011. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-08-15.