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Swedish sword attack victim was 17-year-old girl, police say
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- A 17-year-old girl was confirmed as the victim of a deadly sword attack at Brinell School in Fagersta, central Sweden, where two boys aged 12 and 17 were also seriously injured.
- An 18-year-old man, reportedly a former student, was arrested and the case is being treated as murder and attempted murder; police fired shots during the incident but have not confirmed if the suspect was hit.
- Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and opposition leader Magdalena Andersson visited the school on Saturday, where tributes have been laid, and the region declared a state of emergency on Friday which ended by Saturday.
- The attack occurred shortly after students had returned to school following the summer break; investigators have conducted two house searches related to the suspect.
- The school has just under 500 students and is located about 170 km northwest of Stockholm; authorities continue to investigate the motive behind the attack.
