It was at 10 o'clock in the morning that the event in Vasastan took place.
The man had robbed a woman of his bag and behaved threateningly towards several people.
- A man acted as a hero and pulled back the bag from the man and gave it to the woman, says a man who lives in the area that SVT spoke to.
Soon a large number of policemen were in place with drawn weapons.
When picket police arrived with shields and automatic weapons, the man carrying the knife could be arrested.
- The man was arrested at 10.49 and now we are investigating the crime.
The man is suspected of serious illegal threats, says Tove Hägg, spokesperson for the police.