Several people injured in sword attack at Swedish school

Several people injured in sword attack at Swedish school One person has been taken into custody after the attack at a high school in Fagersta, local authorities said. Several people have been injured at a school in central Sweden by a person armed with a sword, authorities have said. “An assailant armed with a sword has entered Brinellskolan [school] and wounded several people,” the Fagersta municipality said in a statement on Friday, adding the assailant had been detained by police. Swedish police said in a statement that they received a call “regarding a case of ongoing deadly violence at a school in Fagersta”, confirming that one person had been taken into custody. “Police are continuing to work at the scene with a number of different resources,” the police statement added. “The public is urged to respect the roadblocks and listen to police instructions.” The municipality did not specify the number of wounded but said police were searching the school and that other schools in the area had been locked down. Aftonbladet newspaper reported that a person wielding a machete had been shot in the leg by police. Public broadcaster SVT said ambulances, police cars as well as a police helicopter were outside the school in the small city of about 12,000 inhabitants. We will bring you more on this shortly…