Sword-wielding attacker wounds several people at Swedish school

The attack took place at the Brinell School in the city of Fagersta, northwest of the capital, Stockholm, with no word on the motive.

An 18-year-old former student attacked people with a sword at a Swedish high school Friday.

The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at the Brinell high school, which has 450 students aged 16 to 20, in Fagersta, a town of 13,000 inhabitants in central Sweden.

The attack took place at the Brinell School in the city of Fagersta, northwest of the capital, Stockholm, the city government said.

A man has been arrested after several people were injured following a sword attack on a high school in central Sweden, officials said

Motive behind the attack not currently known, says Swedish prime minister

An attacker wielding a sword has wounded several people at a school in Sweden, local officials say. The suspected perpetrator is in custody.

An attacker wielding a sword has wounded several people at a school in Sweden, according to local officials

An attacker wielding a sword has wounded several people at a school in Sweden, according to local officials

Several other schools and public buildings in Fagersta were placed in lockdown.

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 severely injured two teenage boys, as well as a third person, at a Swedish high school on Friday, and one person was later detained, local authorities said, triggering a massive response from emergency services. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at the Brinell high school, in the small

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

Sword attacker wounds several at a school in Sweden  Toronto Star

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

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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.

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