Update: Terror fears played down after man dies in explosion at Swedish subway station
A man has died after he picked up an unidentified object from the ground near an underground station in Stockholm that detonated in his hand.
Swedish police could not immediately confirm the death, reported by Swedish national broadcaster SVT.
Police in Sweden say a man has been seriously injured after an explosion at a Stockholm subway station.
Officers say a 60-year-old man was hurt after picking up an object from the ground which exploded.
Media reports say it happened just outside the Varby Gard underground station in Huddinge, a residential district that is part of greater Stockholm, and that two people have been taken to hospital.
It is being reported by local media that the second injured person is a 45-year-old woman.
Officials say the blast is not believed to be terror-related.
Rescue official Lars-Ake Stevelind told Swedish broadcaster SVT that "someone has used some type of explosive material" for the object and that police were investigating it.
The metro station and the nearby square have been closed to the public while explosives technicians are called.
Police patrols have been stepped up in the area and investigations are taking place.
