Several people are injured after an attacker armed with a sword attacks students and staff at a high school in Fagersta, central Sweden, authorities say. The Fagersta municipality says it receives a call about ongoing deadly violence at a school and police respond.
Local and international outlets report that the attacker is later detained or taken into custody. Police statements cited by multiple outlets confirm the detention, though details of the circumstances vary. Some reports say the weapon used is a sword, while other coverage—citing local media—describes it as a machete. Several outlets also report that police shoot the attacker, with at least one account specifying the attacker is shot in the leg.
Across sources, there is agreement on the location, that multiple people are wounded, and that police detain the attacker following the incident at Brinellskolan. However, the extent of injuries and the specific description of the weapon and police actions differ by outlet.
