Live Cricket Score, IPL 2017, T20, Kings XI Punjab vs Rising Pune Supergiants: Ben Stokes fires fifty

INDORE: Having begun their campaign in a rousing fashion by beating the Mumbai Indians in a thriller on Thursday night at home Rising Pune Supergiant will look to keep the momentum going when they take on last year s bottom-placed team Kings XI Punjab at the MPCA Stadium here on Saturday afternoon. The only impediment for the Pune team could be fatigue as this game comes without a gap after their opener and the heat. The temperature here could reach as high as 37 degrees. In that sense the Kings XI Punjab team is better off the hosts play three matches here before they move to Mohali and have been camping here for the for the past days. Both Pune and Punjab had a poor IPL 2016 - RPS finished second last after losing nine and winning five out of their 14 games while Kings brought up the rear as they lost 10 and won four. On paper though it s Pune who hold the aces. The primary reason why the Supergiant look favourites is the presence of their new captain Steve Smith - arguably the best batsman in world cricket on current form. While Ajinkya Rahane gave a cracking start to Pune the other day with his 34-ball 60 it was the Australian skipper s magical innings a breathtaking unbeaten 84 off 60 balls including two sixes off Pollard s final two balls with helped them chase down 184 against Mumbai. While Smith and Rahane have hit their straps early Pune would be hoping that their other big guns - ex-captain MS Dhoni and all-rounder Ben Stokes - too come to the party soon. Smith would hope that his leggie Imran Tahir who put the brakes on the MI innings with three top-order wickets now leaves the KXIP batsmen in a spin. Playing two leg-spinners - Tahir and Adam Zampa - is a brave move but it seems to be working for Pune. Like Pune KXIP too have a new captain this time and he too is an Aussie. But unlike Smith Glenn Maxwell despite all his talent has much to do to prove himself. In his second innings in the game as the director of cricket operations at Kings XI Punjab Virender Sehwag has taken a huge punt by the appointing the Big Show as his skipper. All Maxwell managed in the last IPL season was 179 runs in 11 games @19.88. It would be interesting to see if the responsibility of leadership brings the best out of this ultra-attacking batsman. Kings would also miss their India opener Murali Vijay who has been replaced with pacer Ishant Sharma. The medium pacer isn t exactly T20 material but would surely be fired up after being snubbed at the auction. Besides Maxwell if there s one man who can lift this team it is batsman David Miller. The South African had a nightmarish IPL last season and would be itching to make amends. Indore: Rising Pune Supergiant would aim to build on a promising start when they take on last season s laggards Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League in Indore on Saturday.Steven Smith who has replaced Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the Pune captain began the season in style by smashing an unbeaten 84 yesterday to seal a seven wicket win for his team in its IPL opener against Mumbai Indians.The Australian would be hoping his dream run with the bat rubs off on to the Pune outfit which is eyeing a turnaround after a forgettable IPL debut last season. The team had finished second last in the standings only ahead of Kings XI.Steve Smith (L) and MS Dhoni will be hoping to lead Rising Pune Supergiant to another win in Indore. AFPPune s spinners -- Imran Tahir and Adam Zampa -- impressed on Friday but Smith will be expecting more from Ashok Dinda and Deepak Chahar considering the Indian pace duo leaked runs against Mumbai.Ben Stokes the most expensive foreign buy in the IPL auction had a decent debut for Pune as he picked up a wicket before coming up with a 21-run cameo that included three sixes.Ajinkya Rahane was sublime at the top of the order while Dhoni didn t get too much to do with http://buybacklinkz.total-blog.com/the-top-5-seo-tools-recommended-by-experts-5468495 the bat. Smith stole the show courtesy a couple of sixes in the final over of the match.Pune will be up against Kings XI a team looking to make amends for finishing last in the previous two seasons.They would be hoping their bold decision of making Glenn Maxwell the captain ahead of established names like Eoin Morgan pays off.It remains to be seen what combination Kings XI goes ahead with in their IPL opener.Though they have retained their core group Kings XI bought eight players in the IPL auction including well known names like Morgan Darren Sammy Martin Guptill and Varun Aaron.The squad has been training at the Holkar Stadium for about a week now and should be well-versed with the conditions.Sources confirmed that Sammy is yet to join the team. The World Twenty20 winning West Indian captain and Morgan had recently played for Peshawar Zalmi franchise in the Pakistan Super League.The team was dealt a blow in the run up to the IPL when senior batsman Murali Vijay was ruled of the competition due to an injury. Pacer Ishant Sharma who went unsold in the auction was named Vijay s replacement.Squads:Rising Pune Supergiant: Steven Smith (captain) MS Dhoni Ajinkya Rahane Ben Stokes Faf du Plessis Usman Khawaja Manoj Tiwary Mayank Agarwal Ankit Sharma Baba Aparajith Ankush Bains Rajat Bhatia Deepak Chahar Rahul Chahar Daniel Christian Ashok Dinda Lockie Ferguson Jaskaran Singh Saurabh Kumar Milind Tandon Jaydev Unadkat Adam Zampa.Kings XI Punjab: Glenn Maxwell (captain) David Miller Manan Vohra Shaun Marsh Armaan Jaffer Martin Guptill Eoin Morgan Rinku Singh Sandeep Sharma Arman Jaffer Anureet Singh Mohit Sharma KC Cariappa Pradeep Sahu Swapnil Singh T Natrajan Matt Henry Varun Aaron Axar Patel Marcus Stoinis Gurkeerat Mann Rahul Tewatia Darren Sammy Wriddhiman Saha Nikhil Naik.#Adam zampa#Ajinkya rahane#Ashok dinda#Ben stokes#Darren sammy#Eoin morgan#Glenn maxwell#Imran tahir#Indian premier league#Ipl#Ipl 10#Ipl 2017#Ipl 2017 kxip#Ipl 2017 rps#Kings xi punjab#Mahendra singh dhoni#Martin guptill#Mumbai indians#Rising pune supergiant#Varun aaron Steve Smith and MS Dhoni combined for an unbeaten 44-run stand to take Rising Pune Supergiant over the line against Mumbai Indians in a last-over finish in their opening match of the Indian Premier League s 10th season.Smith deservedly won the man-of-the-match award for his superb unbeaten 84 off 54 balls. Along with Dhoni the Australian also shared two half-century partnerships with Ajinkya Rahane (60) and Ben Stokes (21). Needing 13 to win off the last over Smith hit two consecutive sixes off Kieron Pollard to help RPS achieve their target of 185. Dhoni was unbeaten on 12 off as many deliveries.The post-match discussion should have been about Smith s continuing rich vein of form which saw him plunder 499 runs in four Tests against India prior to the IPL albeit in a losing cause. The Australian is currently one of the best batsmen in the world across formats and RPS have a genuine match-winner as captain.Smith overshadows Dhoni However that wasn t enough. After the match ended Harsh Goenka the chairman of RPG Enterprises and brother of RPS owner Sanjiv Goenka tweeted the following: Smith proves who s the king of the jungle. Overshadows Dhoni totally. Captains innings. Great move to appoint him as captain. (sic) The tweet has since been deleted but not before it did the damage. RPS decision to appoint Smith as captain this year after a poor first IPL season in 2016 in which the Dhoni-led team finished second from bottom had not been a popular one.Dhoni is one of India s most successful captains ever. Apart from leading India to two World Cup wins he has also captained the suspended Chennai Super Kings to two IPL titles and five finals. Sacking a man with such an impressive resume was bound to come with some backlash from fans but the RPS management was still well within its rights to do so.It is highly likely that this will be Dhoni s final season at RPS. CSK owner and former BCCI President N Srinivasan has said on more than one occasion that Dhoni will mostly be back in the yellow jersey from next season. This could have been one of the reasons RPS sacked Dhoni as captain looking ahead to the future. However when a senior management figure not least the owner s brother publicly derides its own player while trying to justify its decision it comes across very poorly. Goenka should have just congratulated his team for the win and praised Smith s captain s innings . Was there really a need to say that Smith overshadows Dhoni ?Goenka isn t the only RPS figure who has publicly taken sides. In the post-match press conference Rahane was also asked to compare the captaincy of Smith and Dhoni. The India international began his response diplomatically but then went on to specify who he thought the best leader was. For me Dhoni is still the best See it s very difficult to say right now because this was my first game under Smith Rahane said. I ve played under Mahi Dhoni bhai s captaincy and we all know he is a world-class leader. I think people should not compare Smith and Dhoni s captaincy. He is still a world-class player MS Dhoni. If you saw he was giving inputs to Smith on the field . Yes Smith obviously did well for Australia but for me MS Dhoni is still the best leader. This was my first game under Smith and he s learning from Dhoni. I was watching them he was taking advice from Dhoni. He would like to take more advice from Dhoni in the coming games. For me @msdhoni is still the best leader says @ajinkyarahane88 on #MSDhoni vs #Smithy debate - @RPSupergiants #IPL pic.twitter.com/FfGgkMjNh6 IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 7 2017 It is not surprising that Rahane considers his compatriot Dhoni whom he has played under a lot more the better leader. But by saying so publicly he is only implying that either there are two camps in the RPS setup or that the players do not agree with the management s decision on captaincy or perhaps both. Rahane could have stopped at saying it s difficult to compare their captaincy but by stating his favourite and pointing out that Smith takes Dhoni s advice he is not doing either of them or his team any favours. Public relations and RPS don t go well together. From naming the franchise after the owner s company s initials the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group to dropping the s from Supergiants after the team s failure last season to spending Rs 14.5 crore out of their available budget of Rs 17.5 crore on Ben Stokes an overseas player who will mostly miss the second half of the season because of international duty RPS haven t had the best of media coverage in the build-up to this season. Now with the players and management making their difference in opinion public the focus has already shifted away from on-field performances. Pune have started their season well with a fantastic win fuelled by their in-form new skipper. But these petty off-field skirmishes http://bubacklinksz.blogminds.com/article-backlinks-the-pros-and-cons-2191363 could end up derailing their campaign. NEW DELHI: Rising Pune Supergiant picked the big fish in Ben Stokes but that isn t all the side has to offer. Losing R Ashwin and Mitchell Marsh before the season are big blows but the side has made up for their absence with some thoughtful local additions. They have even made a couple of trades that they hope yields the desired results. Ben Stokes (14.5 crore) Pune snatched England allrounder Stokes for a staggering 14.5 crore making him the costliest buy in the history of IPL auctions. Stokes was the highlight of the auction having bagged a blockbuster deal from a base price of Rs 2 crore. The 25-year-old has played 77 Twenty20 matches in which he has scored 1272 runs at an average of 22.71 with five fifties and taken 32 wickets at 36.40 apiece with an economy rate of 8.60. He brings to Supergiant a strike-rate of 134.03 and most recently in India turned in a good showing in the ODI series. After that series Yuvraj Singh tipped Stokes to earn millions at the auction. (AFP Photo) Mayank Agarwal (Trade) Pune acquired Mayank Agarwal in the second trading window. Agarwal started the IPL playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore between 2011 and 2013 before he was signed by Delhi Daredevils. For them he played 21 matches spanning three seasons and scored 355 runs http://buybacklinsz.blogzet.com/what-are-backlinks-off-page-seo-1938157 at an average of 17.75. Supergiants failed to find a reliable opening partner for Ajinkya Rahane last season and finished second-bottom in the table. Agarwal s signing comes on the backdrop of his performances in the Karnataka Premier League where he finished as the leading run-getter in the tournament. He made 414 runs at an outstanding average of 103.50 to go with a strike rate of 172.50 including one century and three half-centuries. (TOI Photo) Daniel Christian (1 crore) An allrounder who can bat in the middle order and squeeze in economical overs Daniel Christian has always delivered in big match scenarios. Recently in the BBL Christian who has played 15 T20Is for Australia took 5/14 - the tournament s second best bowling figures - for Hobart Hurricanes against Adelaide Strikers. And ever http://buybacklinkz.mybjjblog.com/important-facts-about-a-backlinks-indexer-the-secrets-2474851 since http://buybacklinkwz.isblog.net/social-bookmarking-backlinks-pro-s-and-con-s-2722792 his wily medium-pace fetched him a wicket almost every two overs at all stages of the innings: inside the Powerplay middle overs or at the death. (TOI Photo) Manoj Tiwary (50 lakh) It was an anxious wait for Tiwary before being finally picked by Pune during the auction. The Bengal skipper was one among the nine cricketers from the state to be listed at the auction. In the end only Tiwary and pacer Sayan Ghosh were picked by the Supergiant and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively. He led underdogs East Zone to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali title. Against a star-studded North Zone Tiwary struck an unbeaten 43-ball 75 to lead East Zone to an eight-wicket win. After sharing the KKR and Delhi Daredevils dug out in the past will he find a settled home at Supergiant? (TOI Photo) Lockie Ferguson (50 lakh) Ferguson is New Zealand s newest pace bowling hope. In his only T20I Ferguson picked up three wickets against Bangladesh as New Zealand won the game by six wickets. Ferguson also claimed the prized wicket of David Warner in his very first ODI and that was when the batsman was going through a brilliant run of form notching up centuries almost every second match. At some point Ferguson he will feature in the Pune playing XI. (Getty Images) Jaydev Unadkat (30 lakh) The lanky left-armer Unadkat has been in the IPL scenario for quite a while now but inconsistency due to injury concerns have always restricted him from giving his best. His current form isn t the greatest but he has shown time and again how well he can use his domestic experience to good effect. Remember Pune s domestic bowling strength isn t the greatest. In such a scenario someone like Unadkat who is aware of the nuances of IPL will be a big factor in the bowling department. (TOI Photo) Shardul Thakur (Trade) Thakur is Pune s second trade of the season. His addition will add substance to their Indian seam bowling group which includes Ashok Dinda Deepak Chahar Ishwar Pandey Rajat Bhatia and Unadkat. Thakur was bought by Kings XI Punjab in 2014 for 20 lakh but he ended up playing just one match for them in 2015 after which he was released. Thakur overcame the disappointment by putting up a string show for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy and even earned himself an India call-up when he was named in the squad for the West Indies tour last year. (TOI Photo) Rahul Chahar (10 lakh) Brother of Rajasthan batsman Deepak Chahar Rahul is a 17-year-old legspinner who played a vital role in India s Under-19 campaign in the Youth Cup ODIs against England. He picked up 4/33 in the third match as the Indian boys chased down England s 216-run target in 44.1 overs. Rahul s stock ball is the googly and there is a strong chance Steve Smith includes him in the Playing XI at a point considering how weak Pune s spin department is. (TOI Photo) Saurabh Kumar (10 lakh) An aggressive left-hand bat Saurabh is coming off a productive Ranji Trophy season where during a Group A ninth round match a century from him against Baroda lifted Uttar Pradesh to 481 after being reduced to 207/7. Prior to that he had scored two half-centuries - 53 against Railways and 52 against Punjab. Saurabh bowls effective left-arm spin and has two first-class five-wicket hauls. Hence his all-round skills cannot be neglected. (TOI Photo) First they changed their captain then the team s name. Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) are all set to feature in their second season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). While the other newcomers Gujarat Lions made their mark by reaching to the business end of the tournament last year MS Dhoni s RPS could not replicate the same success in their first appearance and failed to qualify for the playoffs having finished seventh on the table. Now the captaincy has shifted from the experienced Dhoni to Australia skipper Steve Smith. Hence the former captain s role will be restricted in RPS second edition. non-etheless he still will have a big role to play. RPS bagged England all-rounder Ben Stokes for whopping Rs 14.50 crore which also made Stokes the most expensive overseas player in IPL history. He will be the one to watch out for in IPL 2017. But the biggest setback for the team has been the pull out of Ravichandran Ashwin from the entire season due to sports hernia. RPS boast of Smith Ajinkya Rahane Dhoni and Faf du Plessis and have a http://buybacklnksz.tblogz.com/what-are-internal-and-external-backlinks-1957576 more settled top six than last year. Smith s skills as captain will also come in handy as they seek a fresh start. The middle-order looks solid in the presence of Dhoni Stokes and Du Plessis. Moreover RPS also have some serious all-rounders in its squad who can turn the game around on their day. The bowling looks to be the weak spot and could lead to their downfall if the Steve Smith and Co. don t spot the right combination early. Ashok Dinda Ishwar Pandey and Shardul Thakur will have to work really hard to justify their presence in the new-look team. Squad: Steve Smith (C) Mayank Agarwal Ankit Sharma Baba Aparajith Ankush Bains Rajat Bhatia Deepak Chahar Rahul Chahar Dan Christian MS Dhoni (w) Ashok Dinda Faf du Plessis Lockie Ferguson Imran Tahir Jaskaran Singh Usman Khawaja Ajinkya Rahane Saurabh Kumar Ben Stokes Milind Tandon Manoj Tiwary Adam Zampa Jaydev Unadkat Ishwar Pandey Rahul Tripathi Shardul Thakur. Ajinkya Rahane c Rana b Southee 60 Mayank Agarwal c Sharma b McClenaghan 6 Steve Smith not out 84 Ben Stokes c Southee b Pandya 21 MS Dhoni not out 12 Extras (lb-1 w-3) 4 Total (For 3 wickets; 19.5 overs) 187 Fall of wickets: 1-35 2-93 3-143 Bowling: Southee 4-0-34-1 H Pandya 4-0-36-1 McClenaghan 4-0-36-1 Bumrah 4-0-29-0 K Pandya 2-0-21-0 Pollard 1.5-0-30-0.(This article has not been edited by DNA s editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Mercedes galvanised after Formula One defeat: Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton drove through the fog of Shanghai to claim pole position for Sunday s Chinese Grand Prix.The Brit was almost two hundredths of a second quicker than Ferrari s Sebastian Vettel who will start second. Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes was third fastest and Ferrari s Kimi Raikkonen fourth.With his job done Hamilton climbed scaffolding on the pit straight to salute the fans who waved Union Jacks back at him. CLICK HERE TO READ JONATHAN McEVOY S FULL RACE REPORT Matt Maltby Host commentator Auto-update 09:28 Here is how the grid will line up for the Chinese Grand Prix Here s how they will line up for tomorrow s race where you can join me for the second race of this season. I ll be kicking off at 6am for a 7am race start - see you then! PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION (END OF QUALIFYING)6th pole in a row for HAM One THOUSANDTH between VET (P2) and BOT (P3) #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/EvtOFEABwA Formula 1 (@F1) April 8 2017 09:14 Here are the full times from QUALIFYING THREE 09:13 Lewis Hamilton takes his sixth consecutive pole position Yet more stunning driving from the British driver to record his sixth consecutive pole position but he was made to work hard by Sebastian Vettel. Lewis Hamilton driving his Mercedes 09:11 LEWIS HAMILTON IS ON POLE POSITION FOR THE CHINESE GRAND PRIX 09:09 IT S CRUNCH TIME This is the all-important moment now - with less than a minute to go the drivers will now get their hot laps in as they bid for pole position. Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the Ferrari on track during qualifying 09:07 Vettel struggled with wind Vettel tells his team that a gust of wind hindered his chances of registering a quicker time during that previous lap; and Ferrari via the tam radio confirmed that. So more to come from the German driver. Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes comes in for a pit stop 09:05 The early pace-setters in QUALIFYING THREE EARLY PACE-SETTERS Q31 HAM 1:31.902 2 VET 1:32.0863 BOT 1:32.2654 RAI 1:32.6165 RIC 1:33.261#ChineseGP #Quali pic.twitter.com/Csjucm35UA Formula 1 (@F1) April 8 2017 09:04 Vettel can t get ahead of Hamilton We ve still six minutes left of this final session in qualifying but as it stands Lewis Hamilton will start on pole position for tomorrow s race as Vettel can t get ahead of the Brit. Hamilton I suspect will want to get back out on this Shanghai track and register a quicker lap too - watch this space... 09:02 Drivers out early doors Hamilton pushing the car hard but it s not quite living up to his demands at the moment; the Brit taking a corner a bit later than perhaps he should have. The three-time world champion on provisional pole with an impressive lap of 1:31.902 - his Mercedes team-mate Bottas is P2 at the moment. Max Verstappen of the Red Bull failed to get out of Q1 08:59 More misery for Palmer Speaking following his exit in Q1 the British driver said: I was miles up on where I was so I think my lap was enough for Q2. I couldn t believe it because the car has been feeling good this weekend. I had a flat spot on the first run which affected me. 08:58 QUALIFYING THREE IS UNDERWAY Who s going to get pole then? We ll soon find out... 08:57 Here are the full times from QUALIFYING TWO PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION: END OF Q2#ChineseGP #Quali pic.twitter.com/Yo4yQ0WmzP Formula 1 (@F1) April 8 2017 08:53 Raikkonen sets the fastest time right at the end of Q2 on 1:32.181s Raikkonen in the Ferrari sets the fastest time right at the end of Q2 on 1:32.181s. Not bad from the Finnish star that s the quickest he s ever gone around this Shanghai circuit. 08:52 ELIMINATED FROM QUALIFYING TWO Carlos Sainz Kevin Magnussen Fernando Alonso Marcus Ericsson and Antonio Giovinazzi. 08:50 Fastest sectors in China FASTEST SECTORS: BOT and HAM right on VET s tail as we head into the final minute of Q2 #ChineseGP #Quali pic.twitter.com/TqFOyCjnfz Formula 1 (@F1) April 8 2017 08:49 Vettel and Raikkonen get one more lap in The Ferrari pair are two of 11 drivers out on the track to get one more lap in. Surprised by that but no harm in keeping the tyres warm... Daniel Ricciardo of Australia driving the Red Bull 08:47 Quiet on the track... The Shanghai International Circuit track goes quiet as the teams prepare for final Q2 runs. I d imagine the top five Vettel Hamilton Bottas Raikkonen and Ricciardo think they re safe and won t come out again. So it s all about those bottom teams. Alonso Hulkenberg Magnussen and Ericsson currently join Giovinazzi in drop zone. 08:45 Giovinazzi Ericsson Magnussen Hulkenberg and Alonso heading out as it stands Those five heading out at it stands. Obviously Giovinazzi is a certainty following that crash at the end of Q1. We ve five minutes remaining of this session. Marcus Ericsson of Sweden driving the Sauber Antonio Giovinazzi crashes during qualifying 08:43 Early pace-setters in Q2 EARLY PACE-SETTERS Q21 VET 1:32.3912 HAM 1:32.406 3 BOT 1:32.5524 RAI 1:32.6025 RIC 1:33.5466 STR 1:34.090#ChineseGP #Quali pic.twitter.com/Sh3ciFRToQ Formula 1 (@F1) April 8 2017 08:40 Hamilton outside of Vettel s time Hamilton s time of 1:32.406 isn t enough to move him ahead of current leader Vettel. It will be good enough to see him through to Q3 but is this of sign of what s to come this year? Ferrari continue to impress in 2017. 08:39 Antonio Giovinazzi crash Sauber driver Antonio Giovinazzi of Italy crashes during the qualifying session 08:38 Ferrari opt for tyre change Super-softs fitted to both Ferraris this time around - let s see how these times change. 08:37 Stroll one of the first out again Seems a strategy of Williams to get their drivers out early doors in China; Canadian rookie Stroll is joined by Ferrari s big guns Vettel and Raikkonen. 08:35 QUALIFYING TWO IS UNDERWAY 08:32 Grosjean and Palmer under investigation Grosjean and Palmer are under investigation for failing to slow for yellow flags after Giovinazzi s crash. 08:31 Giovinazzi gets checked out with medics The 23-year-old Italian will get checked out with his medics after that crash at the final corner in Q1. 08:29 Further delay of five minutes We ll have a further delay of five minutes as the stewards clear the track for Q2. The biggest exit of Q1 is undoubtedly Max Verstappen who suffered an engine software problem. The Dutchman will start on the back of the grid tomorrow but there s plenty to look forward to - at least we ll see if these new cars can actually overtake. 08:27 PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION (Q1) PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION (Q1)#ChineseGP #Quali pic.twitter.com/9VkiBWoPSm Formula 1 (@F1) April 8 2017 08:26 Fortunately Giovinazzi is OK Giovinazzi walks away following his crash after Turn 16 Q2 slightly delayed as the track is cleared#ChineseGP #Quali pic.twitter.com/8gtgAyxGC5 Formula 1 (@F1) April 8 2017 08:22 ELIMINATED FROM Q1 Stoffel Vandoorne Romain Grosjean Jolyon Palmer Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon. 08:20 Verstappen on brink of Q1 exit - he s going to get one more lap in Well do we have a shock in China in Q1? Verstappen in the Red Bull is having issues with his car and he is heading out of this opening session. Oh and it doesn t look good as he looked for a quick time as Antonio Giovinazzi in the Sauber has just crashed at the final corner. He hit the barriers hard and we ll have a delay in Q2 as they re going to have to clear the track. 08:17 Vettel still P1 in Q1 ahead of Hamilton... The winner of the Australian Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel has set the quickest time ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes. But down the bottom Max Verstappen is struggling and at the moment he is 16th and heading OUT of qualifying. Can he get another lap in? Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the McLaren 08:15 Stroll Ocon Palmer Grosjean and Verstappen out as it stands These five drivers so far the ones who are dropping out at the first hurdle. Grosjean and Verstappen both yet to register times... 08:13 Verstappen returns to the Red Bull garage The young Dutchman has returned to his Red Bull garage to try and sort out this problem with his car and as it stands he hasn t set a time fast enough to see him through to Q2. Red Bull will have to overcome this as soon as possible and get him out on the track before this session finishes. Four minutes to go. 08:11 Verstappen struggling... Verstappen is struggling out there for Red Bull. He s just told his team via the radio: I hear something wrong with the engine mate - he didn t sound too confident either. We ll have to keep an eye on that. Dutch Formula http://buybacklinsz.tribunablog.com/5-ways-to-get-free-backlinks-2052393 One driver Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing in action 08:10 Vandoorne yet to join us... Stoffel Vandoorne the highly-rated Belgian driver is the only one of the 20 drivers yet to take to the track in Shanghai. Vettel has just gone quickest with 1:33.078 on the soft tyres. 08:08 Hamilton sets the pace in Q1 Lewis Hamilton perhaps as most expected soon reminds of us his pace by setting a time of 1:33.333 in Q1 to set the pace. Meanwhile Grosjean has just take a spin down the pit straight and his radio tells us he s got a puncture. 08:06 Lewis give us a wave Lewis Lewis give us a wave! Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes waves to the crowd from the garage 08:06 Stroll was the first out We ve had three drivers including the rookie Lance Stroll of Williams the complete laps in China. The big boys have just joined us too; Hamilton and Bottas joined by the Ferrari pair Vettel and Raikkonen. 08:02 How qualifying works... After the disaster of a revamped qualifying in Australia last year we soon went back to the traditional format. Just in case your forgot how that works here s the lowdown... Q1All 20 cars18-minute sessionSlowest five cars knocked out Q2Remaining 15 cars15-minute sessionSlowest five cars knocked out Q3Remaining 10 cars12-minute sessionFinal order makes up positions 1-10 on grid 08:00 QUALIFYING ONE IS UNDERWAY There s a green light now for qualifying and there s not a mad dash out of the garage with Red Bull s Daniel Ricciardo wandering around his garage. 07:52 There will be no time for that today Stoffel... Drivers had plenty of time to amuse themselves yesterday due to the woeful weather conditions; non-e more so than McLaren s Belgian driver Stoffel Vandoorne (see below...). But there will be no time for that today - in seven minutes to be precise - as we prepare for qualifying. McLaren s Belgian driver Stoffel Vandoorne uses a mobile phone to take a picture 07:47 Lost Grand Prix tracks - Aida DAN RIPLEY: The grand prix circus is already racking up its air miles this season as following the Australian Grand Prix F1 arrives at the Shanghai Circuit in China for the second round of the championship. Introduced in 2004 it started out as a race to conclude the season before moving to an earlier slot on the calendar in 2009. It s not the first Far East venue to play a role in both ends of a Formula One season though as with a picture special Sporstmail looks back at Japan s Aida Circuit that hosted two world championship races under the banner of the Pacific Grand Prix in the mid-1990s before the track disappeared off the calendar. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL PICTURE SPECIAL... 07:44 Will he? Won t he? We ll soon find out... Counting down to #Quali in Shanghai...#LH44 is targeting a record SIXTH #ChineseGP pole! #ChineseGP #F1 #F1inChina pic.twitter.com/8boZHoXhvI Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) April 8 2017 07:39 Red Bull will be looking to send a warning to rivals All eyes will undoubtedly be on Mercedes and Ferrari this morning but let s not forget Red Bull who were thoroughly impressive last season. It didn t quite work out for them in Australia two weeks ago but they ve every chance this weekend to get a podium; and could give those hopes a boost with a good starting position. Fingers crossed for China! #ChineseGP https://t.co/zO2VHHVYjU pic.twitter.com/vnvoaf4YUZ Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) April 8 2017 07:37 PHOTOS: Highlights from final practice Seeing as there was little action for you to watch yesterday I thought I d pick out my best snaps from this morning s final practice... Ferrari s Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen takes a corner during a practice session Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland steers his car in the pit-lane Raikkonen comes in for a pit stop during the third practice session Ferrari s German driver Sebastian Vettel drives his car into pit lane A group of paramilitary police officers (top) stand guard during a practice session Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes in action during the third practice session Hamilton sits in his car during the third practice session 07:33 Final practice lap times Vettel the winner of the season opener in Melbourne a fortnight ago set the pace in final practice this morning. Below are the lap times of that session; Mercedes still the team to beat in qualifying having secured pole in China in each of the last five years. Final practice lap times 07:28 Not long to go... In fact it s now just over 30 minutes until the second qualifying session of the 2017 season gets under way. 40 MINUTES TO GOMost poles in Shanghai (current grid) ️#ChineseGP #Quali pic.twitter.com/SSNcjreIEZ Formula 1 (@F1) April 8 2017 07:27 F1 chiefs decide not to move rain-threatened Chinese Grand Prix Formula One s reclusive new owners took the biggest gamble of their brief reign on Friday when they decided not to move the rain-threatened Chinese Grand Prix forward by a day. Despite a grey sky with such bad visibility that the medical helicopter could not operate causing most of the first practice session and the whole of the second to be abandoned Liberty Media s three wise men left their sport prey to the elements. Chase Carey Sean Bratches and Ross Brawn the triumvirate who have taken over from Bernie Ecclestone considered switching the race to Saturday when the forecast is for better weather but failed to follow through on the idea. CLICK HERE to read Sportsmail s full story... Friday s practice at the Chinese Grand Prix was marred by poor weather conditions 07:22 Chinese GP: The Lowdown Not familiar with the Chinese Grand Prix? Fear not Sportsmail s graphic below should explain a little more about the second round of the 2017 Formula One season. 07:20 Vettel fastest in final practice Sebastian Vettel carried on where he left off in Australia by leading the way in practice for the Chinese Grand Prix. Vettel cemented his pre-season status as the No 1 rival to Lewis Hamilton and his all-conquering Mercedes team with his and Ferrari s first victory in 18 months following their triumph at Melbourne s Albert Park a fortnight ago. And the four-time champion was fastest at the Shanghai International Circuit on Saturday morning with his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen fractionally slower in second and Hamilton only fourth. Vettel s lap of one minute and 33.336 seconds - at a track which was set to play to Mercedes strengths - sends out an ominous warning to Hamilton who was some 0.543 sec further back and slower than has team-mate Valtteri Bottas too. Hamilton however made a slight mistake on his fastest lap - running wide at the hairpin - to provide him with some hope that he will be able to match Vettel in qualifying later on Saturday. Following Friday s weather farce in which second practice was abandoned without one driver completing a single lap blue skies ensured a frenetic one-hour session here as the cars roared back into life on a dry track. Sebastian Vettel steers his Ferrari in front of fans during final practice on Saturday 07:14 We have sunshine... First of all thanks to those who are joining me this morning for this early Saturday morning start! You ll be just as delighted as I am then to see there is sunshine in China and we re set for an enthralling Chinese Grand Prix qualifying session after the calamity of yesterday... We get under way at 8am (UK time) so I ve just over 45 minutes to keep you entertained - so grab some breakfast put your feet up and let s enjoy this Formula One weekend! id : 4390226 channel : /sport pageUrl : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-4390226/Chinese-Grand-Prix-2017-F1-qualifying-LIVE-race-results.html status : finished greenBox : body : modifiedOrder :2 0 0 Lewis Hamilton and Co will be hoping there isn t a repeat of the farcical day of practice on Friday when they take to the track for Chinese Grand Prix qualifying. The opening practice session for the race was heavily disrupted by the bad weather in Shanghai - with the second session cancelled entirely.Conditions are expected to improve on Saturday and Hamilton will want to use this to his advantage as he looks to secure pole for the second race of the new season. Follow Sportsmail s MATT MALTBY for all the Shanghai International Circuit action. .opta-widget-container h2 background-color:#0CAC0C; font-weight:bold; text-transform:uppercase; .opta-widget-container .optaticker max-height: 128px; overflow-y: auto; margin:0; .opta-widget-container .motorsport-liverace .tabs-content height: 480px; overflow-y: scroll RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Lewis Hamilton goes to greet fans and sign caps as weather... Malaysia will host its final Grand Prix race this year as... Rain ruins both practice sessions at Chinese Grand Prix in... Lewis Hamilton under the weather ahead of Chinese Grand Prix... 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Esteban Ocon (France) Force India - Mercedes 1:35.496 - - - - - - - - - - 1-10: third and final qualifying session 11-15: second qualifying session 16-20: first qualifying session 1) Mika Hakkinen on Michael Schumacher (Belgium 2000) It was a great overtaking manoeuvre Mika Hakkinen said after winning a breathtaking Belgian Grand Prix. I loved it. Hakkinen had arrived at Spa on top of the drivers championship standings and on course for a third successive world title with an understanding of exactly what made his McLaren tick. His closest rival was a 31-year-old Michael Schumacher desperate to add a third world title five frustrating years after his second. Hakkinen began the race on pole but a minor spin in the wet allowed Schumacher to pass and grab the race lead. The Flying Finn gave chase and with three laps to go as he approached the bottom of the eye-popping climb through Eau Rouge he took a gamble at which point Mika takes up the story himself: It was a big risk but it was a calculated risk Hakkinen later wrote. I was going to take Eau Rouge flat. In those days taking Eau Rouge flat was not something for the faint-hearted. The penalty for getting it wrong was usually an enormous accident. Worse still the track was still damp off-line so I knew I would have to be millimetre-perfect not an easy thing to be in the world s most daunting corner foot to the floor powering through the apex towards a blind exit. The Joy of Six: F1 s strangest racing cars | Simon Burnton Read more I decided to count to three daring myself to keep my foot planted on the loud pedal as I counted knowing that by the time I got to three I would either have taken Eau Rouge flat or would be in the barriers. One I said aloud and the car began to tremble assaulted by tremendous g-forces both lateral and compressional Two I gasped sawing at the wheel as the car pitched first this way and then that. For a split second right in the middle of the corner I thought I could not hold it. The car was absolutely on tippy-toes but then it gripped and clung on. Three I yelped just as the car went scarily light on the exit of the corner. I had done it. I had taken Eau Rouge flat in a race not in a qualifying session with only a very narrow dry line on which to do it. Michael had clearly not taken Eau Rouge flat because I was now catching him at a rate of knots. As we approached Les Combes I spotted Ricardo Zonta s BAR-Honda which we were about to lap. I thought: Whichever way Michael goes I ll go the other. He went to the left so I went to the right braking as late as I dared off-line on a still-damp track at 300km/h (186mph). As I turned in I had done it; I had passed Michael. I had retaken the lead. It was a beauty to watch in full flow but although Hakkinen won the race it didn t count for much. Schumacher won the final four races of the season to steal the world championship away the first of his five successive titles and it would be nearly a year until Hakkinen won again. Facebook Twitter Pinterest 2) Felipe Massa on Bruno Senna (Singapore 2012) Attempting to overtake on the streets of the Singapore Grand Prix is a little like trying to pass someone lugging two heavy-duty suitcases up the world s longest escalator: you re stuck hemmed in by metal walls until they get off. But perhaps if you were to barge through with arms flailing like an unpredictable drunk they might get out of your way. Enter Felipe Massa. Massa s frustration is palpable in the onboard footage as his Ferrari tails the Williams of Bruno Senna around the tight Marina Bay Circuit; try as he might he cannot find a way through a queue of cars snaking obediently around the track. Each time he tries to power out of a corner and past Senna the faster Williams kicks away. His agitation is growing. Those emotions fuel Massa s manic decision as they approach turn 13. He lunges his Ferrari into the tiniest of gaps between metal barrier and Senna visibly battling with his steering wheel to keep his car from colliding with either. Senna pulls away alarmed by the loose cannon which has appeared beside him but somehow Massa manages to keep control and prevent his car spinning off into the night before cooly taking the left turn on the inside and leaving Senna to file in behind all hemmed in. Facebook Twitter Pinterest 3) Nigel Mansell on Gerhard Berger (Mexico 1990) In among Mexico City s dusty eastern sprawl lies the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The track was named after the driver Pedro Rodríguez and his brother Ricardo a rising star who died in practice for the 1962 Mexican Grand Prix when his Lotus failed at the fast Peraltada corner and slammed into the barriers. The 20-year-old s death left Mexico in mourning and it gave the bend a fearsome reputation. In those days the approach to Peraltada banked intimidatingly into the arcing 180-degree right hander like a velodrome. It was a high-speed turn and pushing its limits without exceeding them was one of the most difficult challenges in Formula One; Ayrton Senna was another to lose control there in 1992 walking away unhurt after his car hit the barriers and flipped. The Joy of Six: formula one season finales Read more Nigel Mansell was in third place during the last lap of the 1990 Mexican Grand Prix when he approached Peraltada twitching in Gerhard Berger s wing mirrors. As Berger took the racing line Mansell fearlessly slung his Ferrari around the outside forcing the Austrian to submit rather than try and hold off his rival at 150mph on a bend. Mansell glided around the extremities of the turn before crossing the line in second place. That was sheer lunacy at its best Mansell later said. I think Gerhard was surprised it s not http://buybacklinkss.canariblogs.com/increase-traffic-to-your-blog-with-backlinks-2174537 a manoeuvre you do. It s an outrageous manoeuvre and I think he backed out because he thought there was probably going to be a big accident that he might be involved in. The element of surprise was key. If you take someone s wind out of their sails especially when you re driving a car at those speeds and then the car has a wobble as well then any normal sane person would back out of it. To get him back was fantastic. It was probably one of the most daring overtaking manoeuvres in F1 history. Twenty-five years after he had conquered Peraltada Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez renamed its most feared corner the Nigel Mansell Turn. Facebook Twitter Pinterest 4) Gilles Villeneuve on René Arnoux (France 1979) The final two laps of the 1979 French Grand Prix produced the sort of duel rarely seen in modern Formula One. Home favourite René Arnoux swapped places with Gilles Villeneuve in a mesmerising game of cat and mouse one cutting in front before making a mistake and allowing the other back through. A packed French crowd were desperate to see Arnoux s Renault prevail but the Canadian Villeneuve would not let him get away. On the 80th and last lap of the race Villeneuve locked up his Ferrari entering the first bend and Arnoux pounced on the chance to take the tighter line. What followed was a high speed wheel to wheel battle in which they made contact three times Villeneuve slid off the track on two occasions and at one moment Arnoux raced across the grass. Eventually Villeneuve made the telling pass at Parabolique an uphill right-hander with a bold dive up the inside which he barely made stick and clung on with Arnoux fixed to his tail all the way to the chequered flag. Facebook Twitter Pinterest 5) Nelson Piquet on Ayrton Senna (Hungary 1986) Never one to shirk a confrontation Nelson Piquet threw everything at the sport s rising star Ayrton Senna during the 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix. It had been a fractious season for Piquet as his relationship with his Williams team-mate Nigel Mansell neared boiling point something which was hurting their world championship fight with the consistently quick Alain Prost and the man winning pole after pole Senna. As Formula One made its first appearance behind the Iron Curtain it was yet again Senna who began on the front of the grid and Piquet was determined to hunt him down. Twice Piquet boldly overtook his younger fellow Brazilian during the opening laps and twice Senna hit back immediately. As they began lap 57 a by-now desperate Piquet snuck a look down the inside forcing Senna to cover the centre of the Hungaroring pit straight which opened the slenderest of gaps around the outside. Piquet towed Senna s Lotus then attacked using every inch of track and a little grass to tear into the lead. As they sped into turn one Piquet appeared to have hit the brakes too late but he recovered with a drift and slide through the corner like something from a rally circuit completing an astonishing pass while cutting off any opportunity for Senna to counter again. It was a moment of masterful poise first learnt on the karting tracks of Brasília and the move soon became legendary. Prost would go on to win the 1986 world title but Piquet a then-double world champion who felt underappreciated by his sport had reminded a precocious Senna and the F1 world of his talent. Facebook Twitter Pinterest 6) Mark Webber on Fernando Alonso (Belgium 2011) Hakkinen s pass on Schumacher was special in part because he did not take his foot off the floor through Eau Rouge; 11 years later Mark Webber did the same while racing wheel to wheel with Fernando Alonso. The pair emerged from the pits with Webber tight behind Alonso s rear wing and they rounded Spa s tight turn one La Source in convoy. Webber slipstreamed and then pulled alongside Alonso as they accelerated down towards one of the most demanding corners in Formula One side by side. They climbed through Eau Rouge s swinging bends at 170mph and by the time they d reach the top Alonso had relented. Afterwards Webber admitted that he would not have tried his high-risk move alongside a less skilful driver. It takes two guys doing a good job to get all that right said Webber. It s more rewarding when you can do it with http://buybacklinkwsz.blogdigy.com/why-you-need-backlinks-2180196 someone like Fernando because he s a world-class driver and he knows when enough is enough. Obviously my attitude might have been a bit different with someone else let s say. Facebook Twitter Pinterest April 8 (Gracenote) - Qualifying session 2 from the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit on Saturday 1. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:32.181 2. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 1:32.391 3. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:32.406 4. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Mercedes 1:32.552 5. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:33.546 6. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Renault 1:33.636 7. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes 1:33.759 8. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes 1:33.920 9. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Toro Rosso - Renault 1:34.034 10. Lance Stroll (Canada) Williams-Mercedes 1:34.090 11. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Renault 1:34.150 12. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) Haas - Ferrari 1:34.164 13. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1:34.372 14. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber - Ferrari 1:35.046 15. Antonio Giovinazzi (Italy) Sauber - Ferrari April 8 (Gracenote) - 3rd and Final Free Practice Session from the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit on Saturday 1. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 1:33.336 2. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:33.389 3. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Mercedes 1:33.707 4. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:33.879 5. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes 1:34.773 6. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:34.946 7. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:35.092 8. Lance Stroll (Canada) Williams-Mercedes 1:35.182 9. Jolyon Palmer (Britain) Renault 1:35.192 10. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Renault 1:35.223 11. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Renault 1:35.449 12. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) Haas - Ferrari 1:35.521 13. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes 1:35.626 14. Romain Grosjean (France) Haas - Ferrari 1:35.680 15. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Toro Rosso - Renault 1:35.804 16. 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South Africa s political crisis has intensified as tens of thousands of people joined demonstrations across the country calling for Jacob Zuma to step down police fired rubber bullets in scattered clashes and a second ratings agency downgraded the country to junk status. Thousands marched through the rainy centre of Johannesburg the commercial capital on Friday amid a heavy police presence. A large protest also took place in front of parliament in Cape Town. Smaller crowds of a few hundred people protested on suburban street corners and bridges in the main cities and towns. South Africa: ANC in chaos after Jacob Zuma sacks finance minister Read more One protester Lydia Potgieter 69 said she was there to support the efforts of all South Africans to be rid of a corrupt system that is eating away everything we have worked for over the last 20 years . Thana Dzwane 27 had left her office with five colleagues to attend the rally. It s about Zuma and his people she said. 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Credit Kopano Tlape/Government Communication and Information System via European Pressphoto Agency JOHANNESBURG The African National Congress in South Africa closed ranks on Wednesday behind President Jacob Zuma who has faced growing criticism and calls for his resignation after firing a widely respected finance minister last week.The A.N.C. Mr. Zuma s party also chastised three of its senior leaders who in a break from party tradition openly criticized the president s actions last week. That public dissonance was a mistake that will not happen again the party s secretary general Gwede Mantashe said at a news conference after a meeting of the party s leaders.On Friday Mr. Zuma abruptly dismissed the finance minister Pravin Gordhan in an apparent show of force meant to consolidate his faction s power before the A.N.C. s national conference in December when a new party leader and most likely the country s next president will be chosen.The firing instead deepened divisions in the party and caused a backlash among voters.Top party leaders condemned the firing which was part of a broader cabinet reshuffle saying that Mr. Zuma had not consulted them. The deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa called the decision unacceptable. Advertisement Continue reading the main story But on Wednesday the A.N.C. said it accepted Mr. Zuma s reason for firing Mr. Gordhan which Mr. Mantashe said was the irretrievable breakdown of the relationship between the president and a member of his cabinet. Mr. Zuma and Mr. Gordhan members of two rival A.N.C. factions have been engaged in a long dispute about control of party and state coffers.Seen as a bulwark against the misuse of public funds Mr. Gordhan was respected for his oversight of state enterprises. His dismissal and replacement by a Zuma loyalist led the ratings agency Standard & Poor s to downgrade South Africa s government debt to junk status. Advertisement Continue reading the main story The show of unity on Wednesday failed to close the widening fissures in South Africa s governing party.Mr. Zuma s staunchest supporters held rallies and attacked his internal critics. Nomvula Mokonyane the minister of water and sanitation denounced S.&P. for the downgrade. Advertisement Continue reading the main story The West can t dictate to us Ms. Mokonyane told a gathering of A.N.C. youths adding These junk ratings have nothing to do with financial ratings it s political ratings. Please verify you re not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up Receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times s products and services. Thank you for subscribing. An error has occurred. Please try again later. You are already subscribed to this email. View all New York Times newsletters. See Sample Manage Email Preferences Not you? Privacy Policy On the other side some of the party s veterans called for Mr. Zuma s resignation as did its two closest traditional allies the South African Communist Party and Cosatu a powerful http://buybacklinksz.total-blog.com/what-are-backlinks-why-do-you-need-them-5467790 trade union federation.Mr. Zuma s second and final term as president ends in 2019 but his party is scheduled to elect a new leader at the conference in December. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Two of the leading contenders are Mr. Ramaphosa who belongs to the mostly urban wing of the party and Nkosozana Dlamini-Zuma a former chairwoman of the African Union who was once married to Mr. Zuma and who represents a mostly rural faction dependent on the patronage politics practiced by the president. Advertisement Continue reading the main story What we had until the cabinet reshuffle was a stalemate said Steven Friedman a political scientist at the University of Johannesburg. Neither faction had a clear sense of who was winning or who was losing. Each side respected the other side s territory. One side accepted that the finance minister would have to stay and the other side accepted that the president would have to stay. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Now of course the stalemate is over Mr. Friedman said. Zuma and his faction have chosen to break the stalemate. Whether or not Mr. Zuma s faction prevails in December the president will leave behind a greatly diminished A.N.C. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Under him the party of Nelson Mandela has become an organization dominated by corruption and patronage. Once admired across Africa for its moral standing it now inspires disappointment and disillusionment for many.Ever the survivor Mr. Zuma has remained in office despite a series of scandals that would have felled a lesser tactician. Last year South Africa s highest court found that the president had violated the Constitution in his handling of a long-running corruption case involving his private home in Nkandla in the southeast of the country. But the party rebuffed efforts to impeach him. His conduct has caused serious damage to the A.N.C. said Aubrey Matshiqi a political analyst. His self-interest has always come before the interests of the A.N.C. and the country. Follow Norimitsu Onishi on Twitter @onishinyt. A version of this article appears in print on April 6 2017 on Page A9 of the New York edition with the headline: A.N.C. Backs Zuma Papering Over Divide in South Africa. Order Reprints| Today s Paper|Subscribe Continue reading the main story South Africa s President Jacob Zuma has won the backing of the ruling ANC party which rejected calls for him to resign over a controversial cabinet reshuffle. The African National Congress on Wednesday acknowledged growing calls for Zuma to step down admitting to serious and difficult disagreement over the president s sacking of respected finance minister Pravin Gordhan last week. Zuma could either be ousted by the ANC recalling him or a vote of no confidence in parliament that has been scheduled for April 18. The party retains a large majority in parliament and Zuma has easily survived previous confidence votes. 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Mantashe - who was among those who had hit out at Zuma in recent days - said ANC would close ranks around the president and the party would iron out its differences with trade unions. Mantashe blamed Gordhan s sacking on the irretrievable breakdown in relations with the president. Gordhan was at loggerheads with Zuma for months receiving support from several ministers and major foreign investors as well as many ordinary South Africans. Gordhan had campaigned for budget discipline and against corruption but Zuma s allies accused him of thwarting the president s desire to enact radical policies to tackle racial inequality. Gordhan s sacking contributed to a credit ratings downgrade to junk status on Monday by Standard & Poor s further fuelling calls for Zuma to step down. The president has defended his change at the Treasury saying that the government s financial policies remained the same. What s behind South African finance minister s sacking? - Inside Story Source: News agencies

'Chicharito would have 20 goals' - Mourinho

Get Manchester United FC updates directly to your inbox SubscribeThank you for subscribing!Could not subscribe try again laterInvalid Email Manchester United will be without five first-team players for Sunday s trip to Sunderland manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed. Ashley Young limped out of United s draw with Everton on Tuesday night and won t travel to the Stadium of Light. Wayne Rooney came through last weekend s draw with West Brom unscathed but missed the game against Everton three days later and Mourinho confirmed he won t be back to face the Black Cats. Juan Mata Phil Jones and Chris Smalling are also out. Mourinho said: Rooney is not available. Young is injured and there is no more news because with Mata Smalling and Jones you already know we are speaking about old injuries. Ashley Young sustained an injury against Everton on Tuesday (Photo: John Peters) Wayne Rooney is also unavailable (Photo: PA) Mourinho will pit his wits against former United manager David Moyes when United travel to 20th-placed Sunderland. The Portuguese admitted he has sympathy with Moyes who has endured a tough week on a personal level. Moyes is facing FA action for threatening to slap a female journalist while his side looked doomed to relegation after their 2-0 defeat by Leicester on Tuesday. David Moyes will welcome his former side to the Stadium of Light on Sunday (Photo: REUTERS) Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now Watch NextGareth Bale and Real Madrid train ahead of clash Watch this video again Watch Next Watch in Full: Antonio Conte speaks ahead of Chel17:36 Leicester complete signing of new Jamie Vardy a0:27 Jose Mourinho admits he has sympathy with struggl0:48 Jose Mourinho claims he would rather be unbeaten 1:19 David Luiz makes bizarre Chelsea pick for his Fan0:23 Klopp reveals who he got in the LFC Grand Nationa0:37 Jurgen Klopp confirms Sadio Mane will miss the re0:51 Video will play in David Moyes threatens to slap BBC reporter Share this video Watch Next I have sympathy with every manager that is fighting hard to reach their objectives and he s in trouble to do it Mourinho added. Read More Jose Mourinho claims he would rather be unbeaten than have more points In the end there is one team who will be champions and there are three teams who will be relegated. But everyone is a good professional everyone gives everything everyone fights all season. Some of us we are sacked in the middle of the season it s difficult for everyone so of course I have sympathy. That s normal. Get Manchester United FC updates directly to your inbox SubscribeThank you for subscribing!Could not subscribe try again laterInvalid EmailZlatan Ibrahimovic s future is already decided if reports in the US are anything to go by. The Swede has already agreed to sign for the LA Galaxy claims Fox Sports as reported by the Manchester Evening News. Although http://buybacklinksz.amoblog.com/the-anatomy-of-a-proper-backlink-3711438 the veteran who scored the equaliser for United against Everton on Tuesday night is yet to announce his future he told the MEN last week that discussions were ongoing . Confirmed from Europe. Zlatan Ibrahimovic will play for Galaxy Fox Sports tweeted with the striker superimposed in a Galaxy shirt. There has also been interest from Italy and as you ll read below Ibra is not just on the hunt for a final pay day. Zlatan fires warning to United over contract Ibrahimovic sent a warning to United over his deal (Photo: Shaun Botterill / Getty) Zlatan Ibrahimovic has told Manchester United they must match his ambition if he is to sign up for a second season writes Mirror Football s David McDonnell. United s 26-goal top scorer returned against Everton on Tuesday after serving a three-match ban with his future still unresolved. Talks are ongoing between United and Ibrahimovic s agent Mino Raiola but no agreement has been reached on a contract extension. And as Mirror Sport first reported last month the 35-year-old forward warned United they must prove to him they are serious about competing for the big titles if he is to stay. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now Watch NextGareth Bale and Real Madrid train ahead of clash Watch this video again Watch Next Watch in Full: Antonio Conte speaks ahead of Chel17:36 Leicester complete signing of new Jamie Vardy a0:27 Jose Mourinho admits he has sympathy with struggl0:48 Jose Mourinho claims he would rather be unbeaten 1:19 David Luiz makes bizarre Chelsea pick for his Fan0:23 Klopp reveals who he got in the LFC Grand Nationa0:37 Video will play in Zlatan Ibrahimovic shows off his physique in new sportswear advert Share this video Watch Next Listen if I had something to say I would already have said it said Ibrahimovic. We are talking. Whether we were far from each other or close to each other there is no news. There are still talks and let s see what will happen. I am open. Nothing is done yet. I came here without the Champions League. I came here with the team as it was. It was not a team that was favourite to win. I still came. I came to help. I came to do what I am able to do. To make it better. To bring the team to higher views so let s see what happens. I m 35. A lot of things have to be settled. It s not like I m 20 and I have another five or 10 years. Mourinho urges Shaw to grow up Shaw returned to action off the bench in Tuesday night s draw (Photo: Getty) Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has urged Luke Shaw to grow up after the England left-back made his return to action against Everton writes Mirror Football s James Whaling. Shaw was left out of the squad for the Red Devils goalless draw against West Brom on Saturday amid criticism from his boss leaving his future at Old Trafford in doubt. But he took his place on the bench this evening and came on as a second-half substitute for Ashley Young. Ashley Williams handled Shaw s goal-bound effort and was given his marching orders before the Zlatan Ibrahimovic coolly dispatched from the spot to level the game. He Shaw has lots of potential but the football brain and the professional brain has to be with the talent Mourinho told BT Sport. He has to change his football brain. He was doing things in the second half when he was reacting to my voice. If he was on the other side for sure he would not do it. I think he has a future here but Manchester United cannot wait. We need the kids to grow up. Mourinho calls for video technology Mourinho was left frustrated by an incorrect decision (Photo: Shaun Botterill) Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has called for video technology to help match officials after Zlatan Ibrahimovic s disallowed goal against Everton. The Swede headed what he thought was a leveller in the second half only to be scuppered by the offside flag. Replays showed he was marginally onside and Mourinho refused to criticise the linesman for the decision but did call for them to be given help from the use of video technology. They fought until the last second and we should win 2-1 because it wasn t offside Mourinho told BT Sport. It s difficult for the linesman and I m not criticising him at all. When it video technology comes in it will help linesmen and referees. It will be welcomed by everyone especially them the officials . For them it is not good when they make mistakes. Get Manchester United FC updates directly to your inbox SubscribeThank you for subscribing!Could not subscribe try again laterInvalid Email Super agent Jorge Mendes has asked Real Madrid to lower their asking price for Manchester United target James Rodriguez. That is according to Don Balon who say Jose Mourinho has told Mendes that he wants to sign the Real Madrid midfielder. Los Blancos are reportedly holding out for 50million but Mendes has asked Bernabeu president Florentino Perez to lower his demands. Rodriguez has made just 15 La Liga appearances this season scoring three goals and providing six assists. United agree deal with West Ham for striker Fletcher signed for West Ham from United (Photo: Dan Mullan) West Ham have finally agreed a 1m deal for Ashley Fletcher - and that should give lift off to his Premier League career. Fletcher was a free agent when he joined from Manchester United last year and the deal was heading towards being decided by a tribunal. But West Ham have now made a fresh offer and that may now also allow Slaven Bilic to pick the 21-year-old striker on a more regular basis writes Mirror Football s John Cross. Fletcher has started just two Premier League games for West Ham despite scoring at Old Trafford in the League Cup earlier in the season and regular games could have pushed his price up. England under-20s starlet Fletcher has been desperate to play and lift West Ham s fight against relegation as well as ease their striker shortage. Atleti chief fires Griezmann warning Will Griezmann leave Atletico for United? (Photo: AFP) Manchester United have been warned in their pursuit of Antoine Griezmann by Atletico Madrid president Enrico Cerezo who insists their star players will stay. The Red Devils have been linked with a move for the France striker who has been in sensational form once again this season writes Mirror Football s Jack Rathborn. The 26-year-old has hit 22 goals and provided 11 assists this season but despite intense speculation Cerezo is calm surrounding his future. The best players will always end up playing where they want but now fortunately we have players who want to play at Atletico Cerezo told Reuters. We are doing well in the Champions League we finish high in the league every season we will have a magnificent stadium and we have a brilliant fan base who love all the players. We have everything a player could want. Get Manchester United FC updates directly to your inbox SubscribeThank you for subscribing!Could not subscribe try again laterInvalid EmailAntoine Griezmann s advisor claims Manchester United have made an approach for the Atletico Madrid star and that missing out on the Champions League would count against them. Eric Olhats confirmed United s move and says they face competition from Manchester City Chelsea and Barcelona for the France striker. Olhats says Griezmann s future beyond this summer has not been decided and that Atletico will demand 100million euros ( 85.6million) should anyone try and lure him away. Olhats told French radio station RMC: There are not 50 000 clubs that can put 100 million on the table it s quickly figured out. That s the price of the clause they won t give anything away cheaply. That limits the number of candidates right now. Griezmann during training (Photo: AFP) Diego Godin tries to take the ball off Griezmann (Photo: AFP) I had heard that Manchester United was done was signed but we don t even know if they ll play in the Champions League. That http://buybacklinksz.bloguetechno.com/What-Are-Backlinks-and-Why-Do-They-Matter--4312180 s important I must say. Manchester United have made an approach to inform themselves just like all the others. They come to find out what our thinking is what the player s thinking is if there are possibilities how much. It seems logical. Thomas Partey and Griezmann (Photo: AFP) Atletico train at Majadahonda (Photo: AFP) Read More Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs invests in hair loss studio after undergoing successful treatment Chelsea Manchester City Barcelona and even Real have knocked on the door to see where things are everyone comes to see what is do-able and what is not do-able that s normal. It s a game of musical chairs. Olhats claims Paris St Germain have not revived their interest from last summer and ruled out a switch to neighbours Real. Get Manchester United FC updates directly to your inbox SubscribeThank you for subscribing!Could not subscribe try again laterInvalid Email Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs and his estranged wife are preparing for the latest round of a High Court money fight following the breakdown of their marriage. A judge is scheduled to oversee the latest stage of the dispute at a private hearing in the Family Division of the High Court on Monday. News that Giggs and estranged wife Stacey were embroiled in a dispute emerged earlier this year. Mr Justice Cobb considered issues relating to reporting of the case at a preliminary hearing in February. The judge made an order limiting what journalists would be able to report - after an application by Giggs. Giggs and Stacey take in the tennis during happier times (Photo: Getty) He said he would not allow reporting of financial information aired during the litigation. The judge also said the pair s children should not be named in any report of proceedings. He said journalists could report that Giggs and Mrs Giggs were involved in a dispute - and name them. Giggs had initially asked for an order preventing media representatives from attending hearings. He decided however not to pursue that application. The couple pose for the cameras back in 2007 (Photo: Getty) Mrs Giggs has asked for her privacy to be respected as the dispute unfolds. 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Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs with the Champions League trophy during the Heineken trophy tour in Cairo Egypt this week Giggs poses alongside the Champions League trophy at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo It s a familiar piece of silverware for Giggs who won the Champions League twice at United RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Luke Shaw is by no means the first player to fall out with... Paul Pogba will become captain of Manchester United says... Manchester United target Kylian Mbappe must keep improving ... Youri Djorkaeff issues warning to Atletico forward Antoine... Share this article Share 1.1k shares For these are curious times at Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho the manager Ed Woodward spent so long pursuing and who was afforded such riches has presided over United s worst home record for 43 years.Draw after draw five from their last six at home. Despite 20 games unbeaten they have no prospect of finishing in the top four unless they start to win more games.United supporters claim bad luck and dubious refereeing decisions are chiefly to blame. Giggs though a fan himself these days has his own ideas.They centre on Zlatan Ibrahimovic still to make his mind up on activating a one-year extension and the Swede s floundering support cast. Frustrating crops up three times as Giggs supplies his verdict. The problem isn t whether Ibrahimovic stays or goes it s where they are going to get the goals from everywhere else Giggs says. Rather than concentrating on Ibrahimovic being here or not the others need to step up. Giggs is worried that United are becoming over-reliant on their striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic Giggs is given a guided tour http://buybacklinksz.alltdesign.com/how-to-get-traffic-from-backlinks-3236417 of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo including the ancient mummies The former Man United winger inspects golden Pharaohs during his time in Cairo Only the trio of Ibrahimovic (16) Juan Mata (six) and Paul Pogba (four) have more than three Premier League goals this season. The days of their midfielders hitting double figures seem distant. United have found the net more than once just three times at home in the Premier League since September. They re getting in those positions but it s concentration when it falls for you Giggs adds. Jose s said it hasn t he? It s frustrating. You re dominating games and have so many draws. You look up and it s like what could have been? There s luck too. Pogba s hit the bar nine times. If he scores those then he s got 15. It s that it s confidence - all of those need to come together. You can t just rely on one person because they can have an off day. Leicester last year. OK Jamie Vardy scored a lot of goals but Riyad Mahrez got 17. That s what you need. That s how the United teams I played in were like. I d chip in with seven or eight Becks would Scholesy would. Four centre forwards would. The centre halves. Denis Irwin too. The goals came from everywhere. Giggs believes Pogba has been unfortunate in hitting the woodwork nine times this season The Egyptian Museum provided the stunning backdrop to the Heineken Trophy tour Giggs was most definitely the centre of attention during his visit to Cairo this week Man United fixtures Premier League unless stated April 9 Sunderland (A)April 13 Anderlecht (A)Europa League quarter-final first legApril 16 Chelsea (H)April 20 Anderlecht (H)Europa League quarter-final second legApril 23 Burnley (A)April 30 Swansea City (H) You only have to look at Liverpool. I questioned them they ve not got a centre forward who can score 20 goals. But they just come from everywhere and they are the leading goalscorers. That s what United need to get back. My target was always to get double figures and then 15 assists. That s 25 goals. If Becks is doing the same you ve got a lot there. Sir Alex Ferguson would say this is what I expect from you . It put pressure on but you knew what the expectations were. If you were left out you d know why. Giggs laments their slow start and the admission that United s stars lack concentration is startling from someone who coached the vast majority of them as Louis van Gaal s assistant last season.In hindsight those problems were never going to be corrected overnight. Giggs could have stayed on longer by taking a diminished role in the new regime although he never spoke directly with Mourinho following the Portuguese s appointment.The 43-year-old is enjoying time out of the spotlight choosing to focus on business interests and punditry coupled with endorsement work which took him on the UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour presented by Heineken in Cairo this week. Giggs lifts the European Cup for the second time in his career after the 2008 win in Moscow In all Giggs scored 168 goals in his 963 appearances for Manchester United Giggs played a role in all 13 of Manchester United s Premier League title triumphs GIGGS AT UNITED Debut: vs Everton - March 2 1991Total appearances: 963Total goals: 168 HONOURSPremier League (13): 1992 93 1993 94 1995 96 1996 97 1998 99 1999 2000 2000 01 2002 03 2006 07 2007 08 2008 09 2010 11 2012 13FA Cup (4): 1993 94 1995 96 1998 99 2003 04Football League Cup (4): 1991 92 2005 06 2008 09 2009 10FA Community Shield (9): 1993 1994 1996 1997 2003 2007 2008 2010 2013UEFA Champions League (2): 1998 99 2007 08UEFA Super Cup (1): 1991Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008 Locals were tipped off Giggs would be wandering around the Egyptian Museum and carnage ensued hundreds in tow as he attempted to weave a path to view the collection of pharaonic history. The tour guide could barely be heard over the shouts and cameras.Otherwise Giggs is relaxed he says a five-a-side game with ITV staff while away at the European Championship is testament to that.All very nice indeed but you sense when talking to him that if the right managerial offer came in tomorrow everything else would be dropped immediately. Contact is understood to have been made by seven clubs this season. Intriguingly he remains in dialogue with one of them. The only one I can really say is Swansea Giggs laughs. I feel like I ve done my apprenticeship with two years of brilliant education under Louis. If the right club and the right chairman comes along I ll be ready. I d rather go into a decent League One or Championship team who ve got the right ideas and the right aspirations than a Premier League team who haven t. Giggs has leaned on Ferguson and Tony Pulis for advice and holds the belief that taking steps on to the managerial ladder are more difficult for ex-players who achieved it all.That tenures of those in their first jobs are becoming ever shorter prays on his mind. Giggs takes a look at some of the ancient Egyptian artefacts on display in Cairo The visit to Cairo gave Giggs http://buybacklinksz.blogkoo.com/focus-on-creating-quality-backlinks-3168967 an opportunity to learn about Egyptian history and culture Large crowds followed Giggs around the Egyptian Museum during his visit It frustrates me when you hear people say You can t just expect to walk into any job he adds. Well I think it works against us actually. It can stop you getting jobs. It can hinder not help. They see the player rather than the coach. That s understandable because I was playing for so long and only coached for two years. But I ve been preparing for it for 10 years because I started my badges at 30. It really doesn t matter to me where. It s a minefield out there though. You see Warren Joyce who I worked with for so long. Four months in a job (at Wigan) and he s a very good coach. Very easily your reputation can be ruined in that first job. Giggs checks and smirks. You re talking me out of it here! He thinks back to that three-week caretaker spell after David Moyes s sacking in 2014. The fact that a 1-0 home defeat by Sunderland is his abiding memory serves as an indicator he could be cut-out for management.The two years with Van Gaal were by no means smooth. His admiration for the Dutchman is clear but the pair did not always share the same vision. Giggs iconic celebration after scoring for United against Arsenal in the 1999 semi-final A lighter moment during his time as assistant manager to Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford Things were less rosy on the field however as United lurched from one crisis to anotherWhen the top role was briefly his Giggs told the squad to return to playing The United http://buybacklinksz.suomiblog.com/backlinks-be-number-1-on-google-s-front-page-2332752 Way but those principles cannot be applied to Van Gaal s reign.Giggs does however suggest there were mitigating factors not least player turnover and relays that Van Gaal always attacked at previous clubs.The Dutchman did more to feed his No 2 s management desire than we realise. A taskmaster remembers Giggs. The detail the way he looked at the game I d never really seen that before. It was two years and it was like spending five years with someone else because it was so intense. He delegated. Telling a player what to do never fazed me because I d been doing it for five to 10 years anyway. Does that player need a dressing down? Does that one need an arm around him? Van Gaal certainly needed comforting when jilted in the immediate aftermath of last May s FA Cup triumph shortly after Ferguson had joined in the dressing-room celebrations. Giggs has not yet taken up Jose Mourinho s invitation to visit him after matches this season Giggs and a group of reporters tour the Egyptian Museum in the capital Cairo this week The Manchester United legend takes a closer look at one of the mummies in the museumAccording to Giggs Ferguson consciously distanced himself until they had lifted some silverware to avoid creating undue pressure. He has not taken Mourinho s very open offer of popping down after matches this year either only accepting when United lifted the EFL Cup in February.He will be in amongst it again in Stockholm on May 24 should they win the Europa League final and Mourinho s forwards now really need to concentrate on saving their campaign. They re probably easier games in Europe. You d fancy Jose and United against those. Ask the others and they just want to avoid United Giggs reasons ahead of Thursday s quarter-final trip to Anderlecht. Ask any United fan if you get into the Champions League and win a trophy it s a good season. They are still on track to do that. There are only two or three clubs who are going to win a trophy and get into the Champions League. We should judge Jose at the end of the season. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Luke Shaw is by no means the first player to fall out with... Paul Pogba will become captain of Manchester United says... 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Arrest in Stockholm Truck Attack: 'We Think He Is the Driver'

STOCKHOLM The Swedish police said on Saturday that they had arrested a man believed to have hijacked a beer truck and driven it into a crowd of people in Stockholm the day before unleashing bloodshed and panic in a terrorist attack on the streets of the capital.The Swedish prosecutor and police officials did not identify the suspect or confirm his nationality. But Radio Sweden and other news outlets reported that he was a 39-year-old from Uzbekistan. We have one person in custody and we think he is the driver of the truck Lars Bystrom a spokesman for the regional police said Saturday.The man was detained in a northern Stockholm suburb on Friday and later arrested on suspicion of having committed a terror crime the police said. Continue reading the main story The 39-year-old man who was arrested is likely to be the driver who killed four people in Stockholm as police say a homemade bomb was found inside the truck. Police bomb disposal experts found the improvised explosive device packed into a suitcase inside the hijacked beer truck.The discovery of the bomb points to a planned terror attack rather than an opportunistic attack. It is not known why the IED failed to detonate. Police have said the man man has been arrested and held in charges of carrying out a terror attack in which a stolen beer truck was driven at high speed into the entrance of a department store. more videos 1 2 3 Watch video Walking dead?: New Spice strain turns man into zombie Watch video Bus driver KICKS passenger after throwing him off the bus Watch video Couple caught getting frisky in university building Watch video Moment models go surfing in nothing but painted wetsuits Watch video Cute Chinese kid owns Little Big Shots stage with his Latin dance Watch video Girl found living with monkeys can t walk or talk like humans Watch video Girl in India found living with monkeys dubbed Mowgli 2.0 Watch video An Indian girl living in the woods remains unknown to police Watch video Freeedom! Tiny Scottish woman picks a fight in McDonalds Watch video Horseplay! Stallion loves zipping and unzipping girl s jumper Watch video Dangerous: Race marshal pushed through road on bonnet of car Watch video Shocking moment motorcyclist flips over in destructive crash This image shows the second man who was arrested by Swedish terror police late last night in Hjulsta. Witnesses described seeing up to a dozen police cars swoop and arrest the man This is the truck which was used to kill at least four people - and injure eight - after a terrorist drove into crowds of people in the Swedish capital on Friday Police cordoned off the street (pictured on Saturday) as they continued to investigate the suspected terror attack in Stockholm On Saturday - the day after the suspected terror attack - police officers stood on the street where a man drove into a crowd of pedestrians killing at least four people A female police officer stood outside a property in western Stockholm as it was being raided in relation to the suspected terror attack in the capital Police officers are seen in Hjulsta suburb in Stockholm after a raid following a suspected terror attack on the Drottninggatan Street in central Stockholm A distraught man puts his hand over his face as he looks at flowers which were left at the scene following the attack in Sweden A woman attended the scene in Stockholm this morning after at least four were killed in a suspected terror attack in Sweden Four people were killed and 15 injured. Eight people remain in hospital. Police sources in Stockholm confirmed the discovery of the homemade bomb. Meanwhile fears are growing for an 11-year-old girl who is missing after yesterday s attack.The child who has not yet been named has not been seen since the atrocity and is thought to have been walking along Drottninggatan high street at the time. A relative told the Expressen newspaper that police have visited the girl s house asking to collect her DNA. Police have not yet confirmed whether she was caught up in the atrocity but friends and family are said to be desperate for information. There are fears that other children and babies may have been injured or killed in the attack after reports that a pram was seen thrown into the air by the rampaging lorry. A 17-year-old boy who was arrested last night along with his mother have both been released this morning the Expressen newspaper has reported.It is understood that the main suspect a 39-year-old man had previously lived at their address in north Stockholm.The boy s mother said that the terror suspect had not been living there despite being registered at the property. Swedish police today praise two anonymous hero witnesses after they followed the terror suspect following yesterday s atrocity. One woman saw the man on a commuter train in the minutes after the attack and immediately alerted police but the man ran away before she could pursue him. Later an unnamed man spotted the suspect at a nearby petrol station in Märsta a suburb of Stockholm. The witness recognised the man from pictures released in the media and followed him in his car. A police source told the Aftonbladet newspaper: If he hadn t done this we wouldn t have found him as fast as we did. A nearby patrol was alerted and officers were scrambled to intercept the suspect who was arrested close to nearby Arlanda airport yesterday evening. Speaking in a mixture of Russian and Swedish the suspect confessed to the crime as soon as he was apprehended police have said. According to broadcaster SVT this suspect was arrested in the northern suburb Hjulsta and he is said to be connected to the man who was arrested earlier in the evening (see video above) Swedish police are continuing to hunt the driver of a 30-tonne stolen truck that ploughed into shoppers in Stockholm killing four and injuring 15 Swedish police confirmed earlier on Friday that it had identified a person arrested in another Stockholm suburb and who resembled the picture and description of a man that police went public with after the truck attack Officers said the suspect arrested first on Friday evening resembled the man in photos they issued as part of an earlier appeal (left and right) This medic wearing green overalls was seen running outside Ahlens a department store in Klarabergsgatan covering bodies with orange blankets The hijacked vehicle crashed into a packed shopping centre and burst into flames. This photo shows shoppers fleeing the scene Armed police swarm around the truck which was reported stolen from Spendrups Brewery. The foam is from a fire extinguisher that officers used to put out the flames This image shows the beer truck being towed out of the Ahlens department store on Friday evening during recovery work after the incident The shattered truck was pulled away by a recovery van under the watchful eye of heavily-armed police officers A man in scrubs was seen walking along the street with several bodies which have been covered by blankets behind him. At least four people have died This image shows an injured person being carried from the chaotic scenes at Ahlens a department store in Stockholm where the lorry crashed The back of the truck sticking out of the shopping centre is seen here moments after ramming several people as they were out shopping Memorial candles are left outside the Swedish Embassy in Helsinki Finland. Others took to social media to voice their tributes Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has laid a bouquet of red roses and lit a candle outside the Ahlens store. He said: We know that our enemies are these atrocious murderers and not each other The Prime Minister added: Our message will always be clear: you will not defeat us you will not govern our lives you will never ever win Shoppers described how severed limbs and bodies were left littered across a blood-splattered Stockholm street yesterday in a scene reminiscent of a warzone And this morning flowers were laid at the spot where the lorry ploughed into the department store.Mourners flocked to the popular shopping street to pay tribute to the dead hours after the attack which left 15 others injured.Moving images show tearful people placing bouquets of flowers and fastening single roses to railings at the edge of the police cordon.A message of solidarity on a placard next to them reads: Je suis Stockholm.. Other photos show debris scattered on the street and police cars remain at the scene which is cordoned off. It comes after footage showed the moment Swedish police snared a suspected Isis fanatic following a high-speed chase and arrested him in relation to the attack.The father-of-four was arrested on suspicion of terrorist crimes through murder Swedish prosecutors said on Saturday. Police have said he is likely to be the driver. The man believed to be from Uzbekistan was wearing a balaclava with broken glass on his clothes. He reportedly confessed to being involved in the atrocity.Police suspect he was behind the wheel of the truck although other security sources reported in Swedish media said the driver is still at large.He had posted Isis propaganda on Facebook and liked pictures of casualties after the terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon in 2013 Aftonblat reported.A further arrest was made at 11pm last night in the Stockholm suburb of Hjulsta according to Swedish newspaper Expressen.Pictures show the second man who looked younger being handcuffed and taken away in a police car. According to Swedish television the two arrested men are linked.Photographer Janne Akkeson who witnessed the arrest in Hjulsta said: There were about 15 police cars at the scene. There was a specialist terrorist SWAT team and sniffer dogs. During the attack http://buybacklinksz.ampblogs.com/How-to-Get-Edu-Backlinks-6364487 which happened around 2.45pm local time a hijacked 30-tonne truck ploughed down pedestrians before crashing into a shopping centre and bursting into flames.One witness said a pram was hurled into the air and desperate pedestrians ran for their lives as the lorry crushed everything in its path. Two men were tackled to the ground and arrested. Police questioned them but said they were not suspected of any crime. Police released CCTV of the man who ran away who was wearing a green jacket white shoes and a grey hoodie.Officers said the first suspect arrested on Friday evening in Marsta resembled the man in the appeal photos.Hundreds of shoppers had to flee for their lives after the articulated lorry rammed into the corner of the Ahlens department store.Horrifying images of the aftermath showed blood smeared on the roads and bodies covered by blankets.Following the lorry crash armed terrorists were seen running into Stockholm s Central railway station and opening fire. Two people were also said to have been stabbed. People were seen running for their lives after a truck crashed into Ahlens a department store in Klarabergsgatan at around 3pm local timeSpendrups Brewery said the truck belonged to its company and was stolen.The vehicle s original driver who has not been named was hurt in the hijacking after trying to cling to the vehicle.He had climbed out of the cab while delivering its cargo of beer. At least one man wearing a balaclava took the chance to climb in and drove off knocking the victim over as he tried to get back on board. He was injured but not seriously.Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has laid a bouquet of red roses and lit a candle outside the Ahlens store. The terror attack came just 16 days after the Westminster Bridge killer Khalid Masood used a car to murder five people before stabbing a policeman to death outside Parliament.Last year ISIS terrorists used trucks to kill dozens in Berlin and Nice. After yet another terror attack on European soil MailOnline understands:Terror suspect jumped into cab of a beer lorry while its driver was making a deliveryMasked man sped through central Stockholm aiming at pedestrians before crashing into the Åhlens department store on Klarabergsgatan. At least four people died and 15 were injuredWitnesses heard shots fired and two suspects were filmed being detained in the streetA 39-year-old father-of-four was arrested in the northern suburb of MarstaAnd there was a further arrest of a younger man at 11pm in nearby Hjulsta RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 2 Next Trump at war: White House reveals president s improvised... Did Russia hit hospital to cover up Syrian gas horror? New... Dash from death: Panicked shoppers run inside a store to... Spain ramps up border checks with Gibraltar under Schengen... Share this article Share This photo shows two men being apprehended by Stockholm Police around the time of the attack. Witnesses said one of these men is the driver but this has not been confirmed by officers A man is detained inside the police security cordon. Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said everything pointed to the incident being a terror attack A man is carried away by officers wearing suits as a policewoman armed with a pistol watches on. Swedish police carry handguns as standard A heavily-armed policeman sprints across the road near the department store. 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BRITISH TOURIST WITNESSED THE ATTACK A British journalist who was on holiday in Stockholm described seeing lifeless bodies covered with towels after the suspected terror attack.Harriet Rose-Gale 26 from Marlborough Wiltshire was eating her lunch when a truck ploughed into pedestrians in the centre of the city.She said: I walked up the road and we could just see a lorry a truck and what we could only assume was a lifeless body in front of it. It had a peach or orange towel covering it and there was another body with a white sheet in the middle of the road. There were armed police running past us and shouting in Swedish. I don t know what they were saying. I then saw the truck coming towards me. Then I started to think about what happened in Nice and realised that the same thing is happening here in front of me. The truck was driving really fast and drove towards people at full force. I was about 100 metres 300ft from where the truck crashed. I was afraid about what I might see but I wanted to help so I left the shop and walked out and I was met by chaos. There were injured people everywhere around the truck. People around me were in shock. Everyone was crying and screaming. It felt like being in a warzone. There were several hundred people on the street. I saw at least three or four dead bodies on the street where the truck had crashed. Christoffer Ung told TT news agency: I was on my way to the exit and just saw the wall coming towards us like an avalanche. People turned in panic and fled towards the exits. My first thought was that a bomb had exploded. When I came out of the building I saw flames emerging from it. Store manager Malin Emto said: Suddenly there was a customer who had a panic attack and started screaming. We ran to the window and saw two dead bodies badly mangled. Besarta Gashi 31 who is pregnant said she and her nine-year-old daughter Leonida were feet from being crushed by the lorry. We heard screams. We started to run but did not know where it came from. Just then the truck came a hair s breadth away from us she said. I jumped away and pulled back my sister and daughter. They had just enough time to get away. I saw parts flying... many dead on the ground. A girl under the truck who could not escape. 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Stallion loves zipping and unzipping girl s jumper Watch video Dangerous: Race marshal pushed through road on bonnet of car Watch video Shocking moment motorcyclist flips over in destructive crash A view of the site where the truck drove into Åhlens department store in Klarabergsgatan left and right. The foam seen right is from a fire extinguisher used to dampen the flames Blood was seen on the streets outside of the shopping centre where at least four people were killed and 15 more injured Emergency services were seen tending to injured people and putting blankets over those who had been killed The lightly injured suspect was arrested in Marsta a suburb north of Stockholm after members of the public contacted police to say he was acting strangely. Pictured is a police block near to where the arrest took placeA Syrian woman who gave her name only as Narin sobbed as she told how she saw a woman whose legs had been cut http://buybacklinksz.ampedpages.com/How-To-Use-Google-To-Find-Your-SEO-Backlinks-5808442 off in the carnage.She said: I was terrified I am still shaking. The truck went at high speed it crushed everything in its path. In the beginning we thought it was an explosion because of the loud sounds. One unnamed witness told of how he saw the truck come speeding towards him. He mowed down eight people there and I saw four bodies a little further away. A woman with a small child became completely paralysed and just stood still. I grabbed her and another woman and threw us all into a stairwell. As the chaos unfurled a plain clothes officer screamed at onlookers to leave the scene warning that there could be a bomb inside the lorry. John Backvid witnessed the aftermath of the attack and told how passers-by tried to help the injured before the emergency services arrived. He told BBC News: Some people were on the ground doing CPR. The first thing I felt was a bit of smoke in the air. I saw a gathering of people and the truck on fire it was deep in the store and the store fire alarm was going. It was chaotic. I could not see if anyone was driving it but it got out of control. I saw at least two being run over. I ran as fast as I could. Yosef Jawad said he saw an English-speaking woman collapsed on a zebra crossing and screaming: My legs my legs. Her feet hung loose and there was blood everywhere he said. I m from the Middle East you see very bad things on TV from Iraq but this was terrible. Radio presenter Martin Svennigsen said he tried desperately to save those who had been crushed by the vehicle. There was blood everywhere. I saw two shattered bodies and tried to save a third but could not. 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The use of a lorry to mow down a crowd is more reminiscent of terror attacks in Nice and Berlin last year Police hold a news conference to brief the press on the manhunt. 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ATTACK MIRRORS TERROR INCIDENT IN STOCKHOLM IN 2010 The incident in the Swedish capital this afternoon mirrored a terror attack in central Stockholm in December 2010.A fortnight before Christmas a car blew up in a busy shopping area in Drottninggatan followed moments later by a second explosion nearby.The suicide bomber who blew himself up was identified as Iraqi man Taimour-Al-Abdaly 28 who graduated with a BSc in sports therapy at the University of Bedfordshire in 2004.He rigged an Audi car with explosives in the hope it would drive people to Drottninggatan a busy shopping street about 200 yards away where he was waiting to set off two more devices strapped to his chest and back.The car bomb never went off and after setting fire to the Audi he was unable to detonate the other two explosives as planned.He made his way down a side street off Drottninggatan and in an apparent attempt to fix the faulty trigger up his sleeve set off the bomb on the front of his body killing only himself. According to investigations by FBI the bombing would likely have killed between 30 and 40 people had it succeeded. In March 2011 Strathclyde Police in Scotland arrested 30-year-old Nasserdine Menni in the Whiteinch area of Glasgow in connection with the Stockholm bombing. He was jailed for seven years in 2012 after being found guilty of supplying money. He said: I went to the main street when a big truck came out of nowhere. I could not see if anyone was driving it but it got out of control. I saw at least two being run over - I ran as fast as I could. A woman called Anna witnessed the incident and described seeing hundreds of people running for their lives .She said: I turned and ran after seeing hundreds of people running they ran for their lives. Shocking video showed hundreds of terrified shoppers sprint for their lives after the truck rammed into pedestrians.In other footage shoppers pile into a clothes store as the terrorist truck speeds past.Just moments after the suspected terrorist incident armed police wearing gas masks arrived at the scene and shut off the busy road in the centre of the capital.Glen Foran an Australian tourist in his 40s said: I turned around and saw a big truck coming towards me. It swerved from side to side. It didn t look out of control it was trying to hit people it was terrible. It hit a pram with a kid in it demolished it. It took a long time for police to get here it felt like forever. Annevi Petersson who was in the fitting room of the department store at the time of the attack said: There was a lady lying with a severed foot. There was blood everywhere. There were bodies on the ground everywhere and a sense of panic people standing by their loved ones but also people running away. Maria Nathalie was on the top floor of the store when the fire alarm was triggered.Speaking on the phone she told NBC: People started running down the stairs when the fire alarm started. When we came down to the bottom of the building all we could see was a lot of smoke. As the centre of the city began to clear this afternoon the blood stains could be seen as bodies covered in blankets were left on the road.Paramedics desperately treated injured people near the lorry after they had been caught up in the attack.Terrified eyewitness Veronica Durango 42 miraculously escaped and was just one metre away from being struck by the vehicle.She told Expressen: I could have died. The Swedish royal family has issued a statement in which they say they have learned with dismay of the events. We follow the developments and our thoughts are with the victims and their families. Stockholmers appeared to be following police advice to stay indoors and avoid crowded areas with a number of normally-bustling city streets deserted. Security was also beefed up across European cities in the wake of the attack.In Norway one of the few European countries where police are not routinely armed officials announced that officers in major urban areas would now carry firearms. In a tweet Norwegian Police said officers in its largest cities and at Oslo s airport would be carrying weapons until further notice. In Finland police increased patrols in the capital Helsinki.Last night as world leaders sent messages of condolence Sweden s King Carl XVI Gustaf said his thoughts are going out to those that were affected and to their families .Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said that it looks like we have seen a despicable act of terrorism which was aimed at harming innocent people .Speaking just weeks after the Westminster terror attack Mr Khan said that we will never allow terrorists to succeed after a truck ploughed into people http://buybacklinksz.blogminds.com/what-is-angela-s-backlinking-2190904 in Stockholm.He said: My thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the victims and the families who have been affected by the horrific attack in Stockholm. The full details are still emerging but once again it looks like we have seen a despicable act of terrorism aimed at harming innocent people and attacking our shared values of democracy freedom justice and tolerance. Londoners know how it feels to suffer from senseless and cowardly terrorism. And I know we share a steely determination with the people of Stockholm that we will never allow terrorists to succeed. We will never be cowed by terrorism and London stands united with Stockholm and Londoners stand with the people of Stockholm. Tensions masked by idyllic lifestyleWith its bustling pavements and elegant shops Stockholm has come to be seen as one of Europe s most peaceful and developed cities.For decades the Swedish way of politics based on fair wealth redistribution a welfare state with generous benefits a large public sector and a liberal immigration policy has been put forward as a role model for other countries.Pundits and politicians have described Sweden as the safest place on Earth and it has barely suffered from terrorist attacks.Indeed the last incident of note came in 2010 when a failed suicide bomber blew himself up in central Stockholm.But yesterday s killings come two months after US President Donald Trump was ridiculed around the world for making reference to a nonexistent terror attack in the country. more videos 1 2 3 Watch video Bus driver KICKS passenger after throwing him off the bus Watch video Couple caught getting frisky in university building Watch video Moment models go surfing in nothing but painted wetsuits Watch video Cute Chinese kid owns Little Big Shots stage with his Latin dance Watch video Chilling CCTV shows Pardeep as she is followed under bridge Watch video Amazing parrot Einstein able to mimic human sounds and movements Watch video Girl found living with monkeys can t walk or talk like humans Watch video Girl in India found living with monkeys dubbed Mowgli 2.0 Watch video An Indian girl living in the woods remains unknown to police Watch video Freeedom! Tiny Scottish woman picks a fight in McDonalds Watch video Horseplay! Stallion loves zipping and unzipping girl s jumper Watch video Dangerous: Race marshal pushed through road on bonnet of car His outspoken remarks in which he also said Sweden was having problems like they never thought possible drew a wave of international criticism. But it prompted renewed debate over Sweden s refugee policy which has seen it described as the most welcoming country in the world . Some politicians say the country has struggled to deal with the huge numbers of migrants who have travelled there to enjoy the high quality of life.The surge of immigration at the peak of Europe s migration crisis in 2015 saw a record 163 000 asylum applications in just one year.The influx to a country with a population of 10million prompted officials to put in place additional checks at the country s borders.Since 2012 around 300 people have travelled from Sweden to join violent Islamist groups making the country one of the largest contributors to terrorist cells in Europe. They typically travel to Syria and Iraq but security services had felt they had stemmed the flow.Yesterday s attack will reawaken memories of Sweden s first brush with Islamist extremism when another devastating incident was only narrowly avoided on the same street.The botched 2010 plot was masterminded by a former British student who travelled to Drottninggatan as it was packed with Christmas shoppers.Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly 28 who was partly radicalised while studying in Luton had loaded his white Audi car with gas canisters which could have killed dozens.A remarkable stroke of luck however meant that the improvised weapons failed to detonate properly when the car went up in flames and only two people were injured.The sole fatality was the perpetrator himself. He had fled the vehicle carrying pipe bombs one of which exploded. How vehicles became terrorists favourite weapons Terrorists using cars and lorries to run down people like in Westminster Nice Berlin and now Stockholm is becoming the standard of an attack security experts warned.Low tech attacks using stolen and hired vehicles to randomly rammed into crowds were becoming increasing common by terrorists unable to get hold of guns and explosives.It is nigh on impossible for security services to monitor and stop potential terrorists planning such murders and the only way to prevent them is by using barriers to protect pedestrians.Managing Director of Corporate Security Services Will Geddes said attacks of this kind will likely increase.He said: We have seen a marked increase since the attacks in Nice last year and there is every good chance it will become regular as it is a very easy platform to deliver an attack. It is incredibly difficult to stop these things. We have seen something in Stockholm which is increasingly difficult to stop and we are going to see a drastic increase in the protection of pedestrianised areas. Whether they are going to be permanent or temporary time will tell. It is very difficult to stop nigh on impossible. There have been five attacks using cars and trucks in the past nine months. LondonOn 22 March Khalid Masood 52 drove a Hyundai 4x4 over Westminster Bridge mowing down members of the public before crashing into a fence beside Big Ben.He then got out of the car and attacked PC Keith Palmer with a knife. Masood was shot twice by police and died when he was taken to hospital.Five people died in the attack including PC Palmer.AntwerpThe day after the Westminster attack a man in Antwerp drove into a crowded shopping area in the Belgian city in an attempted attack but no one was injured.Prosecutors dropped terrorism charges against Mohamed R. as there was not enough evidence.He remains in custody on a weapons offence related to the incident.JerusalemOn January 8 a Palestinian lorry driver mowed down and then reversed over Israeli soldiers killing four and wounding 15 people in a shocking copycat of the Berlin and Nice terror massacres.Shocking video from the scene showed the driver reversing back over the soldiers trapping ten under his wheels during the sickening attack.BerlinA copycat ISIS-inspired massacre took place in Germany when a terrorist drove a truck through a Christmas market in Berlin.Twelve people were killed in the attack on December 19.Anis Amri stole a cargo truck and killed 12 people when he drove through a Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz.Among the dozen people killed was the original driver of the truck Lukasz Urban who was found dead with a gunshot wound in the passenger street.Amri was a Tunisian who had failed to gain asylum status in the country.He was killed in Milan four days later after an international manhunt.Nice On Bastille Day in the summer of last year 86 people were killed when a truck was driven through crowds enjoying fireworks in Nice.On the evening of July 14 2016 a 19-tonne cargo truck was driven into crowds on the Promenage des Anglais.ISIS fanatic Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was behind the wheel and after exchanging gunfire with police the Tunisian migrant was shot dead.Thousands had gathered on the seafront to watch the fireworks that night.86 of them died and 434 were injured. Armed police patrol outside the central station in Stockholm where people were evacuated from the station Bystanders were seen comforting each other outside of the Central station where gunmen were reported to have attacked commuters Many people in central Stockholm were clearly in shock after the terror incident. Police sealed off the centre of the city and asked members of the public to leave Shopping centres targeted by terrorists around the world Since 2013 there have been at least four terror attacks at shopping centres.Munich On July 23 German-Iranian man Ali Sonboly 18 attacked a mall in Munich Germany killing nine and wounding 27.He opened fire in a McDonald s and had no link to ISIS.The man shouted I am German as he wielded a Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol. Munich police said a motive was completely unclear but some said he was inspired by Norwegian Anders Brevik who killed 77 on Utøya island. Police officers escort people from inside the shopping center as they respond to the shooting at the Olympia Einkaufzentrum in MunichEssen threat On March 11 a shopping centre in Essen western Germany was closed after police had concrete indications of a terror attack.Police searched a flat 12 miles away from Limbecker Platz mall and questioned the owner of the apartment.A second man was also questioned. AntwerpOn March 23 the day after the Westminster terror attack a man drove a car into crowds at the Meir shopping area in Antwerp Belgium.No one was hurt and the man Mohamed R. 39 was taken into custody. Prosecutors have dropped terrorism charges as they said there was not enough evidence.But he is still being held on a weapons offence related to the incident. NairobiOn September 21 2013 a gunman killed 67 and injured 175 in an attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi. The extremist Islamic group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident. Women carrying children run for safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree in Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi Donald Trump supporters have been accused of opportunism after using the Stockholm lorry attack to claim he was right all along about Sweden. In February the US President made a seemingly confused reference to a nonexistent terror attack when he told a rally of supporters: We ve got to keep our country safe Look at what s happening in Germany look at what happened last night in Sweden. They took in large numbers of immigrants they re having problems like they never thought possible. The president was widely ridiculed because nothing of particular note and certainly no terrorist attack - had happened the previous night in Sweden. Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt mockingly asked: What has he been smoking? Read more Stockholm attack: Witnesses tell of terror as truck ploughs into crowd Mr Trump later clarified that he had in fact been referring to a Fox News item which included a clip from a film by a documentary maker who had said he wanted to investigate why Sweden has become the rape capital of Europe after admitting over 350 000 Syrian refugees. Which only led to the rapid debunking of the claim that Sweden was the rape capital of Europe. President Trump cites terrorist incident in Sweden that never happened But within hours of the Stockholm attack claiming the lives of at least three people Trump supporters were using social media to declare that the US president had been right all along. Apparently ignoring Mr Trump s backtracking that he had been referring to the rape not terror threat in Sweden his supporters claimed that he had prophetically warned everyone . How are people shocked and saddened by this truck attack in #Stockholm? This is nothing new and Trump warned everyone. #Sweden Based Monitored (@BasedMonitored) April 7 2017 #Breaking #Sweden #FridayFeeling At Least 3 Dead In #Stockholm Truck Terror Attack & Shooting In Feb: Trump - You look at what s happening in http://buybacklinksz.blogolize.com/Edu-Backlinks-and-Gov-Backlinks-Importance-5669548 Sweden! Swedish PM - Trump is crazy April: Swedish PM - We had a terror attack Susie (@5U5ie777) April 7 2017 While some supported the notion others accused those posting of opportunism. @5U5ie777 Bit early in the day to be scoring political points isn t it? People are dead. Al (@angryjack1912) April 7 2017 While others pointed out a few flaws in the arguments of those seeking to claim that Mr Trump had been right all along. @5U5ie777 Susie time flows forward not backwards. Jesper Vinge (@spidelibob) April 7 2017 @LibLaugh What are you insinuating? That we didn t give trump enough credit for lying about an attack that never happen? Or for his Tarot reading? Anastasia T (@Ana_Zumba) April 7 2017 @LibLaugh He was wrong about that. He claimed something had happened last night however many weeks ago. You can t even call that foresight. Marika Cobbold (@Marikacobbold) April 7 2017 The debate has some similarities to that which occurred two days after Mr Trump made his rally comments when rioting broke out in the Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby. This prompted right-wing commentators to argue that Mr Trump had been right to criticise a Swedish immigration policy that saw the country admit 163 000 asylum seekers in 2015 more refugees per capita than anywhere else in Europe. In pictures: Stockholm truck attack 15 show all In pictures: Stockholm truck attack 1/15 3 people dead when a truck crashed into Ahlens department store in central Stockholm Sweden Rex 2/15 People were killed when a truck crashed into department store Ahlens on Drottninggatan in central Stockholm Reuters 3/15 Special Police forces work at the scene where a truck crashed into the Ahlens department store at Drottninggatan in central Stockholm Getty Images 4/15 Woman is assisted at the scene after a truck crashed into an Ahlens department store in Stockholm Rex 5/15 A policewoman in a gas mask operates at the scene where a truck crashed into the Ahlens department store at Drottninggatan in central Stockholm Getty Images 6/15 People react at the scene where a truck crashed into the Ahlens department store at Drottninggatan in central Stockholm Rex 7/15 Reports say three people have died after a truck crashed into an Ahlens department store in Stockholm Rex 8/15 Armed police operates at the scene where a truck crashed into the Ahlens department store at Drottninggatan in central Stockholm Getty Images 9/15 People react at the scene where a truck crashed into the Ahlens department store at Drottninggatan in central Stockholm Getty Images 10/15 Emergency services close to the scene of an incident in Drottninggatan a street in the centre of Stockholm Sweden Lasse Gare/PA Wire 11/15 Passers react at the scene where a truck crashed into the Ahlens department store at Drottninggatan in central Stockholm Getty Images 12/15 People killed in incident when a truck was driven into a department store in central Stockholm Reuters 13/15 Police officers work at the scene where a truck crashed into the Ahlens department store at Drottninggatan in central Stockholm Getty Images 14/15 A general view shows a Ahlens department store after a truck reportedly crashed into it at Drottninggatan in central Stockholm Sweden EPA 15/15 A view of a street after a truck reportedly crashed into a department store in central Stockholm Sweden EPA At that stage though the right-wing commentators were at pains to stress that it was incorrect to say Mr Trump had been referring to terrorism. They instead emphasised that he had been talking about a break down in law and order in Sweden. They said that Rinkeby where more than 90% of residents were born abroad or have foreign-born parents was known locally as Little Mogadishu . One police officer was quoted as saying he watched the riot and suggested to a colleague: Perhaps Trump was right after all. He later insisted however that he supported Sweden s open immigration policy. Right-wing commentators also argued that Sweden s relatively low overall crime rates masked areas of high crime ethnic isolation and joblessness. They quoted figures showing that while only five per cent of 15-74-year-old Swedish-born workers are jobless foreign-born workers are three times more likely to be unemployed and 22.5 per cent of immigrants from outside the EU are out of work. Others however sought to put Sweden s problems into perspective among them those in Rinkeby itself. Jamal Raheem visiting Rinkeby on a two-week holiday from his home in east London told The Guardian: Rinkeby is not dangerous. It s a lot more dangerous in Stratford. Read more Stockholm attack: police arrest man claiming responsibility Stockholm attack: Witnesses tell of terror as truck ploughs into crowd Everything we know so far about the Stockholm attack Official figures suggested he might be right. With 2 405 violent crimes reported per 100 000 residents in 2016 the Rinkeby-Kista district was the most dangerous place in Stockholm outside the city centre. But even that figure comparatively high by Swedish standards was below the reported violent crime rate of 2 900 per 100 000 for the UK as a whole. The US records violent crime in significantly different ways to the Sweden and the UK but its murder rate has historically been far higher than in the other two countries. More about: Donald Trump Sweden Stockholm attack Reuse content Four people were killed and 15 injured when a stolen truck ploughed into a crowd of people outside a busy department store in central Stockholm today police said adding that one man had been arrested. Four people have died and 15 people have been injured Stockholm police spokesman Lars Bystrom told AFP. One man had also been detained in connection with the attack he said but would not comment on media reports that he confessed to the attack. Bystrom did not say if the detained man was the suspect whose grainy picture the police released earlier on Friday. The attack was the latest in a string of assaults in Europe in which vehicles have been used. In the worst such incident 86 people died in the French city of Nice when a man rammed a truck into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day last year. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility.(This article has not been edited by DNA s editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.) Amid the horror of the lorry attack in Stockholm a photograph of an armed police officer patiently helping an old lady across the road as she limps with a crutch has captured the imagination of social media. Taken in the aftermath of the attack was posted by reporter Frida Sundkvist it has already been shared hundreds of times. One person who retweeted the post said it would have been the news picture of the year if it had been taken from the front instead of the back. ️ Polis utrustad med MP5 eskorterar äldre dam över övergångsställe vid St Eriksplan. pic.twitter.com/ta295RalNO Frida Sundkvist (@Frisund) April 7 2017 Another replied: Wonderful image. Police and paramedics are making a great effort today. @Frisund Jättefin bild! ️ Viktigare än alla bilder på skadade som nyheterna sprider. Bale Markov (@baln0k) April 7 2017 @Frisund Årets nyhetsbild 2017 om tagen framifrån/ännu tydligare. @JuliusTonker Henrik Kullberger (@kullbergerfoto) April 7 2017 The incident is being treated as a terror attack after the lorry was hijacked and driven at speed into the crowd near a department stall in central Stockholm. Four people died in the attack and one person is understood to have been arrested. Witnesses told Swedish daily paper Aftonbladet they saw hundreds of people fleeing for their lives. I went to the main street when a big truck came out of nowhere one told the tabloid. I could not see if anyone was driving it but it got out of control. I saw at least two being run over. I ran as fast as I could from there. Armed police rushed to the scene and Swedish radio reported that shots had been fired. More about: Stockholm attack Reuse content (Want to get this briefing by email? Here s the sign-up.)Good evening. Here s the latest. Photo Credit Drew Angerer/Getty Images 1. The American military strike against Syria threatened Russian-American relations.President Vladimir Putin said the airstrike on a Syrian air base in retaliation for this week s lethal chemical attack was a significant blow to the relationship. He suspended an agreement to coordinate air operations to avoid accidental conflict.U.S. officials faulted Russia for not enforcing a 2013 agreement to eliminate Syria s chemical weapons. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is to meet Mr. Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.The attack was the greatest risk so far of Donald Trump s young presidency. And at the United Nations the American ambassador Nikki Haley above warned that the country was prepared to take further action. She provided no legal rationale for the attack. Continue reading the main story