Swedish police on Thursday opened "suspected terrorist" investigation after a man stabbed eight people with a knife in the city of Vetlanda.

At least eight&nbsp;people were injured in the incident as the assailant was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg by police. Authorities said three people were in life threatening condition after the&nbsp;stabbing attack

"There are details in the investigation that have led us to investigate whether there was a terror motive," Malena Grann, &nbsp;regional police chief said after initially treating the incident as "attempted murder".

The police chief added it was working closely with the Swedish intelligence service Sapo.

The man was reportedly suspected of petty crimes in the past and was a resident of the area and previously known to police. The motive of the attack is still unclear as the police continues its investigation.

"We face these despicable actions with the combined force of the community," Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said, adding,"We are reminded of how frail our safe existence is."&nbsp;

Sweden has faced two terror incidents in the past. In 2010, a man had carried out a suicide bomb attack in the centre of Stockholm. In April 2017, a man had mowed down pedestrians in Stockholm with a stolen truck, killing five people.&nbsp;

Swedish police on Thursday opened "suspected terrorist" investigation after a man stabbed eight people with a knife in the city of Vetlanda. At least eight people were injured in the incident as the assailant was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg by police.

Swedish police on Thursday opened "suspected terrorist" investigation after a man stabbed eight people with a knife in the city of Vetlanda. At least eight people were injured in the incident as the assailant was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg by police. Authorities said three people were in life threatening condition after the stabbing attack "There are details in the investigation that have led us to investigate whether there was a terror motive," Malena Grann, regional police chief said after initially treating the incident as "attempted murder". The police chief added it was working closely with the Swedish intelligence service Sapo. The man was reportedly suspected of petty crimes in the past and was a resident of the area and previously known to police. The motive of the attack is still unclear as the police continues its investigation. "We face these despicable actions with the combined force of the community," Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said, adding,"We are reminded of how frail our safe existence is." Sweden has faced two terror incidents in the past. In 2010, a man had carried out a suicide bomb attack in the centre of Stockholm. In April 2017, a man had mowed down pedestrians in Stockholm with a stolen truck, killing five people.

Swedish police probe stabbing incident as 'terror motive' after 8 injured

The suspected driver of the stolen truck that mowed down pedestrians in central Stockholm last week, killing four people, has allegedly confessed to the attack, daily Expressen reported on Sunday.

He reportedly told investigators he was &quot;pleased with what he had done&quot; and had &quot;accomplished what he set out to do&quot;, the paper said.

The suspect has only been officially identified as a 39-year-old man from Uzbekistan, but both Expressen and its rival Aftonbladet have named the name as Rakhmat Akilov, a construction worker and father-of-four.

Police have described the suspect as an Islamic State group sympathiser who had gone underground in Sweden after his residency permit application was rejected last year.

Expressen did not specify whether the man had claimed to have committed the attack on behalf of IS.

According to Expressen, the suspect had scouted the scene of the attack prior to carrying it out.

A woman and an 11-year-old girl from Sweden were killed in the attack, as well as a 41-year-old Briton who worked for Spotify and a Belgian woman. Fifteen people were injured, including two who were in critical condition.

Other sources quoted by Expressen on Saturday said the man had already confessed to police at the time of his arrest in a northern Stockholm suburb on Friday, saying &quot;I&#39;m the one who did it&quot;.

(AFP)

He reportedly told investigators he was 'pleased with what he had done' and had 'accomplished what he set out to do', Expressen reported

The suspected driver of the stolen truck that mowed down pedestrians in central Stockholm last week, killing four people, has allegedly confessed to the attack, daily Expressen reported on Sunday. He reportedly told investigators he was "pleased with what he had done" and had "accomplished what he set out to do", the paper said. The suspect has only been officially identified as a 39-year-old man from Uzbekistan, but both Expressen and its rival Aftonbladet have named the name as Rakhmat Akilov, a construction worker and father-of-four. Police have described the suspect as an Islamic State group sympathiser who had gone underground in Sweden after his residency permit application was rejected last year. Expressen did not specify whether the man had claimed to have committed the attack on behalf of IS. According to Expressen, the suspect had scouted the scene of the attack prior to carrying it out. A woman and an 11-year-old girl from Sweden were killed in the attack, as well as a 41-year-old Briton who worked for Spotify and a Belgian woman. Fifteen people were injured, including two who were in critical condition. Other sources quoted by Expressen on Saturday said the man had already confessed to police at the time of his arrest in a northern Stockholm suburb on Friday, saying "I'm the one who did it". (AFP)

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