Sword attacker wounds several at a school in Sweden
Police said several people were wounded and one suspect was detained as nearby schools were evacuated and locked down.
- On Friday, a person armed with a sword attacked several people at Brinellskolan in Fagersta, Sweden, injuring multiple individuals at the school premises.
- The school is located 200km northwest of Stockholm, and authorities continue securing the premises with various resources following the attack.
- Police responded to the scene and took one suspect into custody. Pelle Vamstad, police press officer, said, "We have an ongoing operation in the area."
- Several schools in the area were evacuated following the attack, while ambulances, police, and police helicopters remain on scene managing the emergency.
- Sweden's Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer told SVT that the government is in close contact with police and continuously monitoring developments in the serious incident.
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The assailant was quickly apprehended by police. "Two people are seriously injured (...) and a third is being transported to the hospital," Jonas Cederberg told AFP, adding that the extent of the latter's injuries had not yet been determined. The two are boys aged 12 to 17. "A person armed with a sword entered the Brinell school and injured several people," explained the municipality of Fagersta. A crisis center has been activated. According t…
An attacker with a sword wounds several people at a school in Sweden
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