Sword-wielding man launches attack on school in Sweden - several injured

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

Several people injured in sword attack at Swedish school  GB News

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

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.

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.

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.

Several injured in sword attack on Swedish school  The Times

Sword attacker wounds several at a school in Sweden  Toronto Star

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

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

Police say they have arrested an individual who stabbed several people with a sword at a high school in central Sweden.

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STOCKHOLM, Aug 21 - 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.

Several people injured in sword attack at Swedish high school  Reuters

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 have been injured after a sword-wielding suspect stormed a school in Sweden, police said. Eight schools are now on lockdown after cops swarmed the scene in Fagersta, an industrial town around 100 miles west of Stockholm. The suspect was reportedly shot in the leg by cops and taken into custody. At least

Several people injured in sword attack at Swedish school  CNN

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