Swedish police shoot armed man near royal palace in Stockholm

Swedish police opened fire on a man carrying a weapon outside the royal palace in central Stockholm after responding to reports of a disturbance.

• Swedish police opened fire on a man outside the royal palace in central Stockholm on Tuesday, wounding him before he was taken to hospital.
• Stockholm police spokesperson Susanna Reynaldo said the man's injuries are serious but not life-threatening.
• Swedish newspaper Expressen reported the man approached palace guards holding a knife and asked them to shoot him.
• Police announced an investigation into serious threats to a public official and a knife-possession offense.