Swedish police shoot man at train station

Police in the southern Swedish city of Malmo yesterday shot a man at the central train station who claimed to have a bomb, police and witnesses said.

Police said the shooting occurred shortly after 10:00 am when officers responding to emergency calls confronted a man acting in a threatening manner.

Local media quoted several witnesses as saying that the man, aged around 40, had thrown a sports bag on the ground and shouted he had a bomb.

After police approached the man he continued to behave threateningly, spokeswoman Evelina Olsson told.

"A situation developed which required a police officer to fire their service weapon," Olsson said.

The man was taken to hospital while the train station was evacuated and the bomb squad was called. Police said investigators are waiting to question him.

A police spokesman did not explain what constituted the man's behaviour, adding it was too early to say whether the event was terror-related or not.

"We are investigating if this is an isolated event, what intent this man may have had, and if he is alone," police spokesman Calle Persson said.

Persson said no explosives had been found so far but that the search of the premises continued. "We still don't know who this person is and we are working to find that out," he added.