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STOCKHOLM — An Uzbek man who carried out a deadly attack on Stockholm last year swore allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video and wrote that he wanted “to scare the infidels and leave my life,” prosecutors said Tuesday as his trial began.

Rakhmat Akilov appeared before the Stockholm District Court for ramming a stolen truck into a crowd in the Swedish capital, killing five people and injuring 14 others because he wanted to punish Sweden for joining a coalition against the IS.

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He is charged with terror-related murder and attempted murder. The prosecution has asked that he gets a life sentence and is extradited from Sweden.

Prosecutor Hans Ihrman said the trial has implications across Europe for those fighting to halt extremist attacks.

“We can learn about the radicalization process and how they are carrying out this kind of act. I think it’s a big interest for everybody who is punished by attacks like this throughout Europe,” he told reporters.