Stockholm attack: Chris Bevington named as British victim quoting : "BBC"

A Spotify employee was among those killed in Friday's terrorist attack in Sweden. "It is with shock and a heavy heart that I can confirm that Chris Bevington from our Spotify team lost his life in Friday's senseless attack on Stockholm," Ek wrote. Chris Bevington, an employee of the music streaming service for the last five years, was killed when a truck drove into a crowd in Stockholm on Friday afternoon. "The only light in this deeply tragic moment is the outpouring of love, compassion and solidarity that we have seen from everyone," Ek wrote. According to the BBC, the father of two was originally from the UK but was based in Stockholm, where Spotify is headquartered.


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Image copyright Bevington Family Image caption Chris Bevington's family and his employer have paid tributeA British man killed in the Stockholm lorry attack has been named as 41-year-old Chris Bevington. Image copyright Bevington FamilyCo-founder of Spotify, Daniel Ek, confirmed Mr Bevington's death with "shock and a heavy heart". Image copyright Reuters Image caption Flowers have been laid in Stockholm city centre in memory of the victimsMeanwhile, a second suspect has been placed under formal arrest. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption What we know about the Stockholm truck attackA UK Foreign Office spokesman said: "Stockholm Police have confirmed that a British man was killed during the attack in Stockholm. Image copyright Swedish police Image caption Police wanted to speak to this man - a suspect matching his description was later arrestedA further 15 people were injured in the attack.


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