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Latest update from BBC World: One killed in sword attack at Swedish school. Latest update from Al Jazeera: Three people injured in sword attack at school in Sweden. - A man armed with a sword injured several people at a Swedish high school on Friday and one person was later detained, local authorities said. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at the Brinell high school, which has some 450 students aged 16 to 20, in Fagersta, a town of some 13,000 inhabitants in central Sweden. “We received an alarm at 1406 (1206 GMT) about suspected deadly violence and sent all available resources to the school,” a police spokesperson told Reuters. The spokesperson said one person at the scene was later taken into custody and that there was no longer any danger to the public. The school had just opened after summer recess and for some students it marked the first day at the senior high school. Several other schools and public buildings in Fagersta were also placed in lockdown after the sword attack took place.
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Latest update from Al Jazeera: Three people injured in sword attack at school in Sweden. - A man armed with a sword injured several people at a Swedish high school on Friday and one person was later detained, local authorities said. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at the Brinell high school, which has some 450 students aged 16 to 20, in Fagersta, a town of some 13,000 inhabitants in central Sweden. “We received an alarm at 1406 (1206 GMT) about suspected deadly violence and sent all available resources to the school,” a police spokesperson told Reuters. The spokesperson said one person at the scene was later taken into custody and that there was no longer any danger to the public. The school had just opened after summer recess and for some students it marked the first day at the senior high school. Several other schools and public buildings in Fagersta were also placed in lockdown after the sword attack took place.
Latest update from BBC World: One killed in sword attack at Swedish school. Latest update from Al Jazeera: Three people injured in sword attack at school in Sweden. - A man armed with a sword injured several people at a Swedish high school on Friday and one person was later detained, local authorities said. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at the Brinell high school, which has some 450 students aged 16 to 20, in Fagersta, a town of some 13,000 inhabitants in central Sweden. “We received an alarm at 1406 (1206 GMT) about suspected deadly violence and sent all available resources to the school,” a police spokesperson told Reuters. The spokesperson said one person at the scene was later taken into custody and that there was no longer any danger to the public. The school had just opened after summer recess and for some students it marked the first day at the senior high school. Several other schools and public buildings in Fagersta were also placed in lockdown after the sword attack took place.
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