08/04/2017 BBC Weekend News


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A man arrested in Stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack

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is almost certainly driver, according to Swedish police.

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Four people were killed and 15 injured when the lorry

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crashed into the front of a department store.

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Police have confirmed a suspicious device was found inside the truck.

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After yesterday's horror, able have come together to reflect, to

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remember. We were walking in the shop yesterday when it happened.

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Patrick and Francesca are tourists who the basement of the department

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store when the truck hit. We went up the escalator and we saw panic,

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police with guns and stuff like that. How did people react? People

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were screaming and running to the other side of the building. We took

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the side entrance and we went out and we kept running to the other

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side of the city. This is the moment terror spread suddenly through the

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streets of Sweden's capital. A hijacked lorries driven deliberately

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at shoppers. Late last night the wreckage was towed away as police

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questioned the man they think was at the wheel. We have confirmed that he

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is a man from the Uzbekistan, 39 years old, that is what we know. In

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addition to that we would not like to see anything further about his

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whereabouts and his background. There is a quiet contemplative mood

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here today. People are considering what happened yesterday. They know

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it will take time to sink in but there is also concern about the

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deeper impact this may have. It is important we sure that we are not

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afraid, that Sweden will not change and that we will keep strong and

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work together for a better Sweden. It is going to be a different store

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called from now on. You see the same thing in Brussels and Paris. I hope

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not but I think people are going to be more conscious. This morning

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politicians and the Crown Princess paid their respects. Everyone here

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wants to understand more about who attacked the heart of this nation

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and why. The United States has expressed

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disappointment but not surprise at Russian criticism of its attack

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on a Syrian government airbase. The US says it targeted the facility

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because it was used to carry out chemical weapons attacks,

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in which 89 people are The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

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has said he has cancelled a planned visit to Moscow.

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The cruise missile strikes on the Syrian air base were a sharp

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departure from a president whose policy on the campaign trail

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to the White House was one of avoiding overseas conflicts.

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Administration officials are saying the strikes

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were intended as a one-off, not a change in direction,

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and at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council the US

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insisted its actions were fully justified.

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It was time to say enough, but not only say it,

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Bashar al-Assad must never use chemical weapons again.

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Syria denies using nerve gas in the attack on the rebel held

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town of Khan Shaykhun, but the US says it

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It fired almost 60 cruise missiles at the base outside Homs,

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which it says the Syrian Air Force used to launch the chemical

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But Russia, Syria's ally, accuses the US

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Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said the strikes have

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brought Moscow and Washington to the verge of a military clash.

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Britain's UN ambassador criticised Russia's continuing support

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Russia needs to listen to this council.

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Listen to the rest of the international community.

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Above all, listen to the Syrian people.

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But Moscow has said it will strengthen Syria's

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It has also suspended a deal which is designed to prevent

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incidents between the US and Russian warplanes over the country

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while Washington says it is preparing further economic

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Workers at three rail companies have begun a 24-hour strike on the day

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of the Grand National race at Aintree, near Liverpool.

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The action, involving Southern, Merseyrail and Arriva Rail North,

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is part of an ongoing dispute over staffing and the role of conductors.

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Merseyrail said choosing to strike on the day of the race meeting

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There are just over four hours to go before the start

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600 million people from around the world are expected to watch.

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It's exactly 40 years ago that Red Rum won his third Grand National

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and two of this year's favourites are linked to the colour red.

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Here with the latest from Aintree is our sports

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Welcome to entry. Aureus conditions for the 70,000 fans here. Even by

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the Grand National standards this year's race is wide open. You would

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be brave to rule out any of the 40 runners. There is a red theme to

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this year's two favourites. Definitely Red and Vieux Lion Rouge.

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So many other potential stories. Katie Walsh will bring to become the

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first female jockey to win the national. She was nearly ruled out

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on Thursday after a bad fall but she has been passed fit to ride on

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Wonderful Charm. Among the spectators, five-year-old Bradley

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Lowry whose fight against cancer has won hands so many admirers. The

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speed against Dom act is set for the Grand National.

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You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

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The next news on BBC One is at 6:35pm.

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We have been working very hard on the weather centre to arrange some

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great weather for you this weekend and as promised

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