Footage has emerged of the aftermath of a suspected terror attack in Stockholm, Sweden, where a truck ploughed through a crowd of people before crashing into a shopping centre.

The video, captured today, shows the police detaining a woman who allegedly tried to cross the police cordon to look for her children.

According to reports, as many as five people have died and many more are injured.

The vehicle drove into people on one of the city's major pedestrian streets and crashed into Ahlens Mall.