Briton Chris Bevington named among victims

 The family of a British dad have spoken of their devastation after he was confirmed as a victim of the Stockholm terror attack.

Chris Bevington, 41, was among four people who died when a hijacked beer lorry was driven through a crowd and into a department store in the Swedish capital on Friday.

A Belgian and two Swedes were also killed.
Mr Bevington's father, John, said: "We are all devastated by the untimely and tragic death of our talented, compassionate and caring son Chris.

"A wonderful husband, son, father, brother and close friend to many.

"The family requests absolute privacy at this incredibly difficult time to mourn his passing in peace."

Sky sources said Mr Bevington was director of global partnerships at Spotify and had been based in Stockholm for several years.

Police said the man suspected of carrying out the attack was an asylum seeker who had his residence application rejected and was wanted for deportation.

Officers were unable to find the 39-year-old from Uzbekistan when they were sent to arrest him in February.

The suspect was also said to have "showed sympathies" towards Islamic State and other extremist organisations.

A second person has been detained over the attack, while police have questioned more than 500 people.
Ten of the 15 people injured in the attack remain in hospital, two of them in intensive care.

Earlier, thousands of people gathered in Stockholm's Sergels Torg plaza for a vigil against terrorism.

The plaza, which is close to the spot where the truck crashed into Ahlens department store, has been filled with flowers, flags and other tributes for the victims.

Swedish prime minister Stefan Lofven and Crown Princess Victoria are among those who have paid their respects at the scene of the attack.

Mr Lofven said: "Terrorists want us to be afraid, want us to change our behaviour, want us to not live our lives normally, but that is what we're going to do.

"Terrorists can never defeat Sweden, never."

On Saturday, police chief Dan Eliasson said the man suspected of carrying out the attack was known to security services and confirmed officers found a suspect device in the truck.

Sky sources say the device was a homemade bomb and Swedish media reports that the attacker "burned" himself while trying and failing to detonate the device.

The Uzbek suspect was arrested in the suburb of Marsta, not far from the capital's Arlanda airport, after police were notified of a man who was confused and acting strangely.

source: sky News