Several people injured in sword attack at school in Sweden
A person armed with a sword has injured several people in an attack at a school in central Sweden, authorities have said.
“An assailant armed with a sword has entered Brinellskolan [school] and wounded several people,” the Fagersta municipality said in a statement on Friday, adding that the suspect had been detained by police.
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Swedish police said in a statement that they received a call “regarding a case of ongoing deadly violence at a school in Fagersta”, confirming that one person had been taken into custody.
“Police are continuing to work at the scene with a number of different resources,” the police statement added. “The public is urged to respect the roadblocks and listen to police instructions.”
Police spokesman Pelle Vamstad, quoted by the TT news agency, said an alarm was received early on Friday afternoon and police rushed to the scene.
Vamstad said authorities would be looking for camera footage that could be used in the preliminary investigation.
The municipality did not specify the number of wounded but said police were searching the school and that other schools in the area had been locked down.
Aftonbladet newspaper reported that a person wielding a machete had been shot in the leg by police.
Public broadcaster SVT said ambulances, police cars and a police helicopter were outside the school in the small city of about 12,000 people.
Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said the government was closely following the situation.
“We have been informed of a serious incident in Fagersta. The police are on site and are working very intensively on the incident. The government is in close contact with the police and is monitoring developments on an ongoing basis,” he said.
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Reporting originally appeared via Al Jazeera. Read the full source for additional context.