Stockholm hot-dog seller back at work after narrow escape


STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hot-dog seller Gilberto Rodriguez had wandered away from his stand in downtown Stockholm for a short break on Friday afternoon when he heard the roar of a truck and then screams.

The 31-year-old had just avoided what Swedish police suspect was a terror attack by a failed asylum-seeker. A truck had just rammed into a crowded pedestrian street, killing four people and missing the hot-dog stand by a few centimetres.

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