Police: Bag discovered at Stockholm pageant had an explosive

A bag with an explosive cost was present in a Stockholm park throughout an annual cultural pageant and police have opened a preliminary investigation into tried public destruction, police in Sweden mentioned Monday.

On Sunday, a bag was discovered and its content material was instantly “assessed as dangerous.” The surrounding space was cordoned off and site visitors was quickly rerouted, police mentioned. A bomb squad neutralized the content material of the bag on the spot.

“It is only after the investigation at the national forensic center that we can say whether the dangerous object was functional,” mentioned Erik Åkerlund, native police supervisor. The police division mentioned it was working “widely”, interviewing witnesses and inspecting photograph and video photos. At the second nobody is in custody.

Police mentioned the bag was discovered at 9.40 pm Sunday. The Aftonbladet newspaper mentioned it was left close to the Cafe Opera, a well-known nightclub. The five-day Stockholm Culture Festival ended Sunday with a live performance by Iranian pop singer Ebi, whose actual title is Ebrahim Hamedi and who’s a recognized Iranian dissident. The free pageant included musical acts, actions and performances in six areas throughout the Swedish capital.