Seventeen-year-old girl killed in sword attack at school in Sweden

Tragedy struck a Swedish high school on Friday afternoon when a 17-year-old girl was killed and three other students were injured in a shocking sword attack. The incident occurred during classes at Brinell high school in the central town of Fagersta. Police have confirmed the arrest of an 18-year-old man in connection with the violence.

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A 17-year-old girl has been killed after a teenager brandishing a sword attacked students at a school in Sweden, police have confirmed.

Among the injured were two boys, aged 12 and 17, who sustained minor injuries. A third victim, also under 18, received minor injuries and has since been discharged from the hospital. The parents of the deceased 17-year-old girl confirmed her death to local newspaper Fagersta-Posten.

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Three other people were wounded in the incident during classes in the central town of Fagersta on Friday afternoon, including two boys aged 12 and 17 who sustained minor injuries.

Swedish police are actively investigating the suspect's potential involvement in online communities that may have inspired or encouraged the attack. A police source revealed that detectives are examining a TikTok account that posted an image of a sword approximately 20 minutes before the incident. The image appeared to have been taken inside a school restroom. This account reportedly contained videos referencing past mass violence incidents in Sweden and Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks.

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An 18-year-old man has been arrested over the incident at Brinell high school.

The attack has cast a shadow over the upcoming general election, with several political party leaders canceling campaign events. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and opposition leader Magdalena Andersson traveled to Fagersta to offer their condolences and support to the affected families and injured students. Kristersson expressed the nation's grief, stating, "What should never happen has happened again."

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Swedish police are investigating whether the suspect was involved in online communities promoting school violence, a police source said.