Student killed in sword attack at a Swedish school was a 17-year-old girl

An 18-year-old man armed with a sword carried out the attack at the Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm, while classes were in session on Friday. One person was killed and three others were wounded, two of them severely.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson visited the site on Saturday.

A 17-year-old girl was killed when a teenager armed with a sword attacked students at a school in Sweden, reports say.

The victim of a deadly sword attack at a Swedish high school was a 17-year-old girl, police have confirmed.

Student Killed In Sword Attack At Swedish School Was 17-Year-Old Girl  HuffPost

Student killed in sword attack at a Swedish school was a 17-year-old girl  Toronto Star

Police in Sweden say the victim of a deadly sword attack at a school was a 17-year-old girl

Student killed in sword attack at a Swedish school was a 17-year-old girl  AP News

The person killed in a sword attack in a Swedish high school was a 17-year-old female student, police said on Saturday.

"The investigators are looking into various online communities which might have egged on the suspect to carry out the attack," said a police source.

An 18-year-old man armed with a sword carried out the attack at the Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm, while classes were in session on Friday. One person was killed and three others were wounded, two of them severely.

Police in Sweden say the victim of a deadly sword attack at a school was a 17-year-old girl

Swedish police probe online networks after teenage girl killed in school sword attack  Reuters

STOCKHOLM, Aug 22 - Swedish police are investigating whether an 18-year-old man who attacked students at a Swedish high school with a sword on Friday, killing one, was involved in online communities promoting school violence, a police source said.