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Three injured in sword attack at Swedish high school
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Three injured in sword attack at Swedish high school

From Le Temps · () French

Translated from French, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Three people were injured, two seriously, when an armed individual attacked students at a high school in central Sweden.
  • The assailant, reportedly wielding a sword or machete, was apprehended by police after the incident on Friday.
  • Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called the event "serious," while local authorities opened a crisis cell and assured parents their children were safe.

A serious incident unfolded Friday at the Brinell high school in Fagersta, central Sweden, when an individual armed with a sword attacked students, leaving at least three injured. Two of the victims sustained severe wounds, while a third was transported to the hospital with injuries whose severity was not immediately clear. The injured are reportedly boys aged between 12 and 17.

Two people are seriously injured [...] and a third is being transported to the hospital.

— Jonas CederbergProviding initial details on the number and severity of injuries.

The assailant was quickly apprehended by police following the attack, which occurred shortly after the school year began. According to media reports, the attacker may have been armed with a machete and was shot in the leg by police. The motivations behind the violent act remain unclear.

A person armed with a sword entered the Brinell school and injured several people.

— Municipality of FagerstaConfirming the incident and the weapon used.

Police forces were heavily deployed to the scene, with an helicopter also seen surveying the area. The school and several nearby educational institutions were placed on lockdown for several hours. Authorities later informed parents they could collect their children. Fagersta, a town of approximately 12,000 inhabitants, is now dealing with the aftermath of the violence.

A serious event has occurred today in a school in Fagersta, just after the start of the school year.

— Ulf KristerssonCommenting on the gravity of the attack.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson acknowledged the gravity of the situation, stating, "A serious event has occurred today in a school in Fagersta." He confirmed that police were working intensively to understand the cause. Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson expressed solidarity with Fagersta, writing on social media that "the whole of Sweden is in solidarity with Fagersta."

The whole of Sweden is in solidarity with Fagersta.

— Magdalena AnderssonExpressing national support for the affected community.
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Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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