The Stockholm truck attack suspect has admitted committing a terrorist crime, his lawyer has said.

He told a court that Rakhmat Akilov, 39, had confessed to deliberately driving the stolen beer lorry into crowds along Drottninggatan in the Swedish capital.

Four people were killed and another 15 injured in the attack on 7 April.

Johan Eriksson, defending Akilov, said "His position is that he admits to a terrorist crime and accepts therefore that he will be detained."

Image: Akilov, 39, was arrested in the Marsta area of the city

The rest of the court hearing was held behind closed doors, with the suspect having entered the court with a green sweater over his head.


The arrest warrant of a second suspect held over the attack has been revoked, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

He will not be released due to an earlier decision that he should be expelled from Sweden.

On Monday, Akilov's request for his state-appointed lawyer to be replaced with a Sunni Muslim was denied.

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The Uzbek construction worker had an asylum request rejected by Sweden last year and was arrested several hours after the attack, in the Stockholm suburb of Marsta.

He was already wanted by police for failing to comply with a deportation order.

Image: Chris Bevington, 41, was among those killed

Among the victims was British man Chris Bevington, 41.

In a statement, Mr Bevington's father said the family was "devastated by the untimely and tragic death of our talented, compassionate and caring son Chris".

A Belgian national and two Swedes were also killed in the attack.

Security services have said Akilov expressed sympathies with extremist organisations, including Islamic State, but that he had not been viewed as a militant threat.