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Sword attack kills one at Swedish school
One person was killed and three injured in a sword attack at a Swedish high school.
What happened
A man armed with a sword attacked Brinellskolan, a high school in Fagersta, on Friday. One person died and three were injured. Police shot and detained the suspect. The school had reopened after summer, and other local schools and public buildings were locked down during the response.
Numbers
- 1 deadPerson killed in the attack — Police confirmed the death
- 3 injuredPeople injured in the attack — Two had severe injuries
- 450 studentsStudents enrolled at Brinellskolan — Ages sixteen to twenty
- 18 years oldAge of detained suspect — Held on murder suspicion
Questions
- Who is the detained suspect?
- Police identified him as an eighteen-year-old man and stated he was held on suspicion of murder after the confrontation.
- How did officers stop the attacker?
- The local police chief stated that the first patrol entered the school and subdued the attacker using gunfire.
- What was unusual about the school day?
- The attack came just after the summer recess, when some Brinellskolan pupils were attending their first day back.
- What did the government do?
- The justice minister stated that the government was in close contact with police after describing the incident as serious.
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The catch
Authorities had not stated a motive or publicly identified the person killed and injured.