Swedish police have rushed to the scene where multiple people were said to have been stabbed, condoning off the centre of Västerås.

14:12, Fri, Apr 19, 2024 | UPDATED: 14:14, Fri, Apr 19, 2024

Swedish police have rushed to the scene where multiple people were said to have been stabbed, condoning off the centre of Västerås.

Police said of the apparent attack: "Police are ordered to central Västerås due to the fact that several people were found injured outdoors. The person must have been injured with some kind of sharp object. The people are taken care of by ambulance personnel. 

"The police have cordoned off an area in central Västerås and are working with trace protection, witness interviews and creating a picture of what happened. 

"The police are looking for you who may have made observations in connection with the incident. A piece of information that you consider uninteresting can be valuable for the investigation, and the police are very keen to get all kinds of information about the incident, both before, during and after it happened."

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