Blast damages Turkish cultural center in Stockholm

A blast has severely damaged a Turkish cultural center in a suburb of the Swedish capital, Stockholm, but left no casualties.

According to police, the explosion occurred around 09:30 pm (2030 GMT) on Wednesday inside the Turkish Cultural Association of Botkyrka in the Fittja district, southwest of Stockholm.

The windows were blown out, police said in a statement, confirming that no one was injured because there was nobody inside the building at the time of the explosion.

Swedish media said a bomb disposal team was at the scene, and police were investigating the cause of the incident.