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Sweden Royal Palace Shooting
The man was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries, and police opened probes into threats against a public official and a knife offence.
- On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Swedish police shot an armed man outside the Royal Palace in Stockholm after receiving reports of a disruptive individual carrying a weapon.
- According to Swedish newspaper Expressen, the man approached palace guards armed with a knife and asked to be shot, prompting officers to respond with gunfire.
- Stockholm police spokeswoman Susanna Rinaldo told AFP the man was hit and transported to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries and placed in police custody.
- Law enforcement officials launched an investigation into "aggravated threats against a public official" and an aggravated knife offence, reflecting the severity of charges the suspect faces.
- Authorities maintained there was no danger to the public during the operation; police cordoned off the area and deployed drones while securing the scene.
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Swedish police shot an armed man at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Tuesday evening. Swedish broadcaster SVT reports that the man was carrying a knife.
·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The man was holding a knife and made threatening movements towards the palace guards, who initially tried to immobilize him using an electric discharge weapon.
·Marousi, Greece
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Total News Sources111
Leaning Left6Leaning Right20Center12Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Right
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources lean Right
53% Right
L 16%
C 31%
R 53%
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