Several people injured, two severely, following sword attack at Swedish school

One person has been taken into custody, the police said in a statement. The suspect was reportedly shot by police during the arrest and his condition is currently unknown.

STOCKHOLM: A man armed with a sword injured several people at a Swedish high school on Friday (Aug 21) and one person was later detained, local authorities said.The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at the Brinell high school, which has some 450 students aged 16 to 20, in Fagersta, a town of some 13,000 inhabitants

A man armed ⁠with a sword injured several people at a Swedish high school on Friday and one person was later detained, local authorities said. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at the ‌Brinell high school, which has some 450 students aged 16 to 20, in the town of Fagersta in central Sweden. “A call was received

Police say one man has been arrested, while several other local schools have been locked down.

Several people ​were injured on Friday ‌at a Swedish school by a person armed with ​a sword, the ​Fagersta municipality in central Sweden ⁠said in a statement.

Man armed with sword injures several people at Swedish high school  Reuters

Several injured in sword attack on Swedish school  The Times

An attacker with a sword has wounded several people at a high school in central Sweden, authorities said, while media reported the perpetrator had been shot by police.

One person has been taken into custody after the attack at a high school in Fagersta, local authorities said.

Fagersta municipality said an attacker armed with a sword entered Brinellskolan and wounded several people before being detained by police. Local media reported that the attacker was armed with a machete and was shot by police

Several people were injured on Friday at a Swedish ⁠high school by a person armed with a sword, the Fagersta municipality in central Sweden said in ⁠a statement.

A person wielding a machete was shot in the leg, a newspaper reported.

Several people have been injured in a sword-attack at a school in Fagersta, 200km northeast of Stockholm. The perpetrator has been found and detained.

Several people have been wounded in a sword attack at a Swedish school.

Several people injured in sword attack at Swedish school  CNN

An attacker wielding a sword has wounded several people at a school in Sweden.