Irene Ekelund on the bomb attack in Hässelby: "Had to jump out of the window"

2023-09-27T11:30:19.317Z

Highlights: Irene Ekelund was at home when a house in Hässelby blew up. She has received many calls from the media but wants to be left alone. She says she is "very shaken and need to land in what I have been through" She has been open about her mental illness and made a comeback this year. She ran the 200 meters in 24.66 at her best at the U18 World Championships in 2007. She also won the silver medal in the 4x400m relay in 2008.

Sprinter Irene Ekelund was at home when it blew up in her house in Hässelby on Monday evening. "I was at home and in the apartment during the blast and had to take my dog and jump out of the window and run," she wrote on Instagram.