Student killed in Sweden sword attack was 17-year-old girl
A 17-year-old girl was killed and three others were injured in a sword attack at a school in Fagersta, Sweden. The 18-year-old suspect, who was a student at the school, has been arrested and is being investigated for murder.
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The incident has prompted national mourning and political reflection in Sweden regarding school safety and violence.
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — The victim of a deadly sword attack at a school in central Sweden was a 17-year-old girl, police said Saturday.
An 18-year-old man armed with a sword carried out the attack at the Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm, while classes were in session on Friday. One person was killed and three others were wounded, two of them severely.
Police said the suspect had been arrested and that the case was being investigated as murder and attempted murder. The police said they have no reason to believe there were more perpetrators.
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