US EditionSchools shut in Swedish town after 'threat': officials
Police opened a preliminary investigation after receiving tips about threats against schools, and 21 schools were closed as a precaution, officials said.
- On Wednesday, authorities in Borlange, Sweden, ordered 16 public schools to close following reports of violent threats, describing the action as a precautionary measure.
- Police launched a preliminary investigation into "serious unlawful threats against a group," though no suspects have been detained and officials said it is "too early to say" if the threat has substance.
- The 16 municipal institutions span preschools through secondary schools, while private schools in the town of 45,000 people also closed independently after receiving notice of the threat.
- Attacks on schools remain relatively rare in Sweden, though previous incidents struck Trollhattan in 2015, Malmo in 2022, and Orebro in 2025.
- Police scheduled a press conference to provide updates as investigators continue analyzing tips regarding school security in the Dalarna region.
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The LocalSchools to resume operations in Swedish municipality of Borlänge after teen detained
Authorities ordered 16 public schools to shut in the central Swedish town of Borlänge on Wednesday after receiving reports of a threat of violence, officials said, later announcing that one person had been detained.
The police have opened a preliminary investigation into aggravated unlawful threats.
The decision to close schools was taken as a precautionary measure.In Sweden, attacks on schools remain rare Some 20 schools in Borlänge,
Schools shut in Swedish town after 'threat': officials
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Authorities ordered 16 public schools to shut in the central Swedish town of Borlange on Wednesday after receiving a threat of violence, officials said.Private schools also kept their doors closed after being told of the threat."The decision is a precautionary measure due to a potential threat of violence against school activities," the Borlange municipality said in a statement.It listed 16 municipal pre-schools, elementary a…
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