EU, Nordic Neighbors Offer Sweden Support After Stockholm Attack

EU, Nordic Neighbors Offer Sweden Support After Stockholm Attack
Prime minister Stefan Lofven makes a statement after people were killed when a truck crashed into department store Ahlens on Drottninggatan, in central Stockholm, Sweden April 7, 2017. TT News Agency/Thomas Johansson/via REUTERS
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BRUSSELS—The European Union and countries across the continent offered Sweden support and solidarity on Friday following what the Swedish government said appeared to be a terrorist attack using a vehicle in central Stockholm.

“An attack on any of our member states is an attack on us all,” said President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker. “One of Europe’s most vibrant and colorful cities appears to have been struck by those wishing it—and our very way of life—harm.

European Council's President Donald Tusk addresses media in Athens on April 5, 2017. (LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)
European Council's President Donald Tusk addresses media in Athens on April 5, 2017. LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images