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Aug 21, 2026 at 10:09 AM ET

Sword attack injures several people at Swedish high school

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Several people were injured on Aug. 21 at Brinellskolan, a high school in central Sweden, after an assailant armed with a sword entered the school and wounded multiple people. Police searched the premises, and other nearby schools were locked down as ambulances and police units responded.
WHO: An assailant armed with a sword; Fagersta municipality; police
WHAT: A sword-wielding attacker entered Brinellskolan and wounded several people.
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026
WHERE: Brinellskolan, Fagersta, Sweden
WHY: Motive not yet established.
Sources (3): Deutsche Welle, Straits Times, The Independent

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