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Girl, 17, dies in sword attack at Swedish school; three injured, suspect arrested
🇸🇮 Slovenia /Crime & Justice

Girl, 17, dies in sword attack at Swedish school; three injured, suspect arrested

From Delo · () Slovenian

Translated from Slovenian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A 17-year-old girl died and three teenagers were injured in a sword attack at a school in Fagersta, Sweden.
  • The suspected attacker, an 18-year-old former student with a prior conviction for violent assault, was shot in the leg and arrested.
  • Students were locked down in schools for over three hours following the incident, as authorities investigate the motive.

A 17-year-old girl died and three teenagers were injured in a sword attack at a school in Fagersta, central Sweden, on Friday. The suspected attacker, an 18-year-old former student, was shot in the leg and arrested by police.

Local police chief Tommy Alriksson stated that officers found one person dead upon entering the school after detaining the suspect. The injured teenagers, aged 12 and 17, are in stable condition in the hospital. One required emergency surgery, while the other was released. A third injured adolescent has since been discharged.

When the attacker was detained and they entered the school, the police found one person dead.

— Tommy Alriksson, local police chiefAlriksson described the scene upon police entry into the school after apprehending the suspect.

Swedish media reported the attacker is an 18-year-old former student with a previous conviction for violent assault. Police have no reason to believe other perpetrators were involved, and the motive remains under investigation. Students in the affected school and nearby institutions were kept in lockdown for over three hours after returning from summer break.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson commented that the background was unclear but the investigation was intensive. He offered condolences to those affected and urged the public to allow emergency services to work unimpeded.

Our thoughts are with all those affected.

— Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime MinisterKristersson expressed sympathy for those impacted by the school attack.
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Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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