Several people injured in sword attack at school in Sweden
A suspect has been taken into custody after the attack at a high school in Fagersta, local authorities said. An attacker armed with a sword has killed one person and injured at least three others at a school in Sweden.
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- Fact 1: The 18-year-old assailant was shot and arrested after the attack at Brinellskolan (Brinell School) in Fagersta, police chief Tommy Alriksson told journalists.
- Fact 2: Two “seriously injured” boys aged 12 and 17 were taken to hospital, followed by a third person, Jonas Cederberg, director of health and medical services for Vastmanland county authority, told news agencies.
- Fact 3: Swedish police said officers rushed to the scene after receiving a call “regarding a case of ongoing deadly violence at a school in Fagersta” just after 2pm local time (12:00 GMT).
- Fact 4: Public broadcaster SVT said ambulances, police cars and a police helicopter were on the scene in the small city of about 12,000 people in central Sweden.
A suspect has been taken into custody after the attack at a high school in Fagersta, local authorities said. An attacker armed with a sword has killed one person and injured at least three others at a school in Sweden.
The 18-year-old assailant was shot and arrested after the attack at Brinellskolan (Brinell School) in Fagersta, police chief Tommy Alriksson told journalists. At least three killed in Sweden shooting: Police ‘I did nothing wrong’: Sweden’s migration regime hardens, upending lives How a Swedish Palestinian minister raised controversy with Star of David One person was found dead after police entered the school. Two “seriously injured” boys aged 12 and 17 were taken to hospital, followed by a third person, Jonas Cederberg, director of health and medical services for Vastmanland county authority, told news agencies.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
Also reported by BBC News World.
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