A woman in her 60s has died following a stabbing on the island of Gotland in Sweden.
The incident occurred just before 2pm local time in Visby, where the country's top politicians had gathered for an annual event.
A man attacked a woman with a sharp weapon, according to police.
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Newspaper Expressen reported that the suspect was believed to have links to the neo-Nazi group NMR, but police would not confirm this.
The victim was given emergency care at the scene before being taken to a nearby hospital.
"Unfortunately, I can report that the woman has succumbed to her wounds," Fredrik Persson, chief of Gotland police, told a press conference.
Persson said that a 33-year-old man had been arrested shortly after the incident close to where the attack took place and was currently suspected of murder.
"Currently, there is an intense investigation underway. Part of that is to establish a motive and background of the arrested," the police chief said.
He added that there were a series of questions they were looking into "since it happened in a very public place, where there was a lot of people in central Visby in the middle of the day."
Police did not want to comment on a motive, though Persson said that a political motive could not be ruled out at such an early stage of the investigation.
However, police also said they did not believe the incident was linked to the Almedalen Week, an annual event gathering most of Sweden's elite where political parties often present new policies and launch campaigns.
The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) later confirmed that the victim was Ing-Marie Wieselgren, a 64-year-old psychiatrist working as a project manager and coordinator with the organisation.
Carola Gunnarsson, president of SALAR, told AFP: "We have lost an appreciated and cherished co-worker, colleagues have lost a good friend, and all of Sweden has lost one of its strongest voices for mental health."
The news comes after multiple people were injured after a man wielding a knife went on a rampage at a shopping mall in Sweden in late June.
At least two people were injured in the violent attack in Vasteras.
Local police said one person had been apprehended on the spot.
In a statement, police said a sharp object had been used in the attack but did not provide any further detail.
Swedish daily Aftonbladet, citing unnamed sources, reported that the victims were stabbed with a knife.
Police said the attack took place in the central part of Vasteras, a town about 90 kilometres west of Stockholm.
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