Its intentions remain unclear.
Swedish justice on Friday ordered the remand in custody of a 22-year-old Afghan suspected of attacking seven people with a knife on Wednesday in the south of the country.
The prosecution had requested his detention for "attempted murder", without an anti-terrorist component.
The police, however, continued to explore “possible terrorist motivations” on Thursday.
The suspect "was remanded in custody on suspicion of seven attempted murders on March 3 in Vetlanda," said Judge Anna Sjöman of the Eksjö court, considering that there was a risk of recidivism or flight if he was released.
According to the local press, the man, who participated in the hearing, denied the allegations against him.
According to police reports, the attack took place around 3 p.m. Wednesday in five separate locations, a few hundred meters away, from downtown Vetlanda, a small town in the south of the country.
Of the seven victims of the attack, four were still hospitalized in stable condition on Friday.
The Afghan had mentioned psychiatric problems
The alleged assailant was injured in the leg by police gunfire during his arrest and was hospitalized.
Two days after this attack, many questions remain, in particular on the motivations of the alleged perpetrator.
According to media reports, he is awaiting a renewal of his residence permit after entering Sweden in 2016.
Elements of the young man's mental health have also been revealed.
“From what I understood, he had psychological problems.
Honestly, this guy wasn't really normal, ”an acquaintance of the suspect told Aftonbladet tabloid.
According to the authorities, he was known to the police for minor offenses.
According to local media, he had been convicted of minor cannabis use.
Aftonbladet reports that the suspect himself spoke of psychiatric problems in an interview with police, when he was suspected of a crime a few years ago.
