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

Rakhmat Akilov, &nbsp;the alleged attacker of the Sweden truck attack that killed 4 people and injured 15, reportedly exchanged WhatsApp messages with Islamic State supporters before and after the attack, The Independent reports.

According to several media outlets, he is a 39-year-old of Uzbek origin and an IS supporter.

During an interrogation, 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;, Swedish daily Expressen said.

Akilov also said the &quot;order&quot; for the attack on Drottninggatan came directly from IS in Syria.

In the Whatsapp messages, he is alleged to have confessed that he &quot;ran over 10 people in the centre of Stockholm&quot;.

The messages allegedly show&nbsp;Akilov asking his confidant how to manufacture explosives.

Akilov was detained on Friday in Marsta, a suburb north of Stockholm. Swedish police said a man arrested on &quot;suspicion of a terrorist crime&quot; was probably the truck driver.

&quot;We suspect that the man who was arrested is the perpetrator,&quot; Stockholm police spokesman Lars Bystrom told AFP.&nbsp;

The attack was the latest in a string of assaults with vehicles in Europe.

(WION)

Rakhmat Akilov is alleged to have confessed in the messages that he 'ran over 10 people in the centre of Stockholm'

Rakhmat Akilov, the alleged attacker of the Sweden truck attack that killed 4 people and injured 15, reportedly exchanged WhatsApp messages with Islamic State supporters before and after the attack, The Independent reports. According to several media outlets, he is a 39-year-old of Uzbek origin and an IS supporter. During an interrogation, he reportedly told investigators he was "pleased with what he had done" and had "accomplished what he set out to do", Swedish daily Expressen said. Akilov also said the "order" for the attack on Drottninggatan came directly from IS in Syria. In the Whatsapp messages, he is alleged to have confessed that he "ran over 10 people in the centre of Stockholm". The messages allegedly show Akilov asking his confidant how to manufacture explosives. Akilov was detained on Friday in Marsta, a suburb north of Stockholm. Swedish police said a man arrested on "suspicion of a terrorist crime" was probably the truck driver. "We suspect that the man who was arrested is the perpetrator," Stockholm police spokesman Lars Bystrom told AFP. The attack was the latest in a string of assaults with vehicles in Europe. (WION)

Sweden attack suspect exchanged Whatsapp messages with IS supporters before and after attack

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

Sweden attack suspect exchanged Whatsapp messages with IS supporters before and after attack