Norrmalmstorg robbery: Difference between revisions

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Olofsson walked around the vault and sang [[Roberta Flack]]'s "[[Killing Me Softly with His Song|Killing Me Softly]]".<ref name=":0"/> On August 26, the police drilled a hole into the main vault from the apartment above and took a widely-circulated photograph of the hostages with Olofsson. Also, Olofsson fired his weapon into the hole on two occasions and wounded a police officer in the hand and the face.<ref name="40-ar-sedan"/>

Olsson had fired his weapon and threatened to kill the hostages if any gas attack was attempted.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=1602&artikel=5622207|title=40 år sedan Norrmalmstorgsdramat - Avgörande ögonblick|author=Sveriges Radio|website=sverigesradio.se|language=sv|access-date=2019-06-07}}</ref> OnNevertheless, on August 28, nevertheless, police used [[tear gas]], and Olsson and Olofsson surrendered after an hour. None of the hostages sustained permanent injuries.<ref name="40-ar-sedan"/>

==Aftermath==