OIC condemns truck attack in Sweden

ISTANBUL (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday denounced a truck attack in Sweden in which four people were killed.

A driver rammed a hijacked truck into a crowd in Swedish capital Stockholm on Friday, killing four people and injuring a dozen.

There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.

In a statement, OIC Secretary-General Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen said he was "shocked by this tragic incident".

He offered condolences to the Swedish government and families of the victims, reiterating the OIC support for Sweden following the attack.

Friday's incident follows a number of similar attacks across Europe where vehicles have been used as weapons, being driven into crowds of pedestrians.

Over 80 people died after a terrorist drove a truck into French crowds celebrating Bastille Day last July in the southern city of Nice.

More recently, 12 people lost their lives in Berlin when a truck rammed into shoppers at a Christmas market in the German capital.

Just over two weeks ago, five people died in a terror attack outside the U.K. parliament in London. The killer used a car to ram into pedestrians crossing Westminster Bridge.