Explosion outside Stockholm subway kills man, injures woman

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Police: One man dead after explosion in Stockholm

Man reportedly picked up item outside metro station that then exploded.

A man died on Sunday after he picked up an object outside a Stockholm subway station that exploded in his hand, killing him and leaving a woman injured, police said.

Police believe the blast wasn't terror-related and launched a murder investigation, Reuters reported.

Swedish police search the area outside Varby Gard metro station, in Stockholm, near to where a man died and another woman was injured in an explosion. (TT via AP)

The man found the explosive device about 11 a.m. local time outside the Varby Gard subway station in Huddinge, a residential district that’s part of greater Stockholm, police spokesman Sven-Erik Olsson said. A woman who was standing next to the man received minor injuries to her face and both legs.

Authorities declined to comment on the explosive object, but local newspaper Aftonbladet said the device was believed to be a hand grenade, Reuters reported.

“There is obviously something that has exploded strongly ...But we will have to wait for the technical investigation,” the Swedish police spokesman said.

A man on Sunday had picked up an object that exploded in his hand, killing him and injuring the woman standing next to him. (TT via AP)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.