Sword-wielding teen kills one, wounds others in Swedish school attack

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

A man with a sword attacked students on their first day back after the summer break (Picture: Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images) Two teenagers have been left with severe injuries after being attacked by a man with a sword at a Swedish high school. The pupils had just returned to the Brinell High Scho

At least two teenagers were seriously wounded after a sword-wielding attacker entered a high school in central Sweden, 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 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.