Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2015 17:06:29 GMT
Two killed by masked attacker
A masked man armed with a sword has killed a pupil and a teacher at a school in Sweden. The suspect, clad in black, apparently posed for photos with students ahead of the attack, in the western town of Trollhattan.
Two further victims, a pupil and a teacher, are seriously injured. The attacker was shot by police and has died of his injuries. He was 21 and resident in Trollhattan, police said.
The king has said Sweden "is in shock".
Eyewitnesses described chaos at the school, with hundreds of students fleeing from the building screaming.
Police responded to an emergency call reporting an attack in the cafe area of the Kronan school, at around 10:10 local time (08:10 GMT) on Thursday.
One teacher died of his wounds at the scene.
Two male students, aged 11 and 15, and another teacher were rushed to hospital. One of the boys has since died of his injuries.
The attacker was also taken to hospital with gunshot wounds and has since died.
Police have identified the suspect but not released his name. They have searched the suspect's home and found "interesting" things. He was not previously known to police, spokesman Thord Haraldsson told a news conference.
Asked about possible links to far-right extremism, Mr Haraldsson refused to comment, Swedish radio reports.
Two further victims, a pupil and a teacher, are seriously injured. The attacker was shot by police and has died of his injuries. He was 21 and resident in Trollhattan, police said.
The king has said Sweden "is in shock".
Eyewitnesses described chaos at the school, with hundreds of students fleeing from the building screaming.
Police responded to an emergency call reporting an attack in the cafe area of the Kronan school, at around 10:10 local time (08:10 GMT) on Thursday.
One teacher died of his wounds at the scene.
Two male students, aged 11 and 15, and another teacher were rushed to hospital. One of the boys has since died of his injuries.
The attacker was also taken to hospital with gunshot wounds and has since died.
Police have identified the suspect but not released his name. They have searched the suspect's home and found "interesting" things. He was not previously known to police, spokesman Thord Haraldsson told a news conference.
Asked about possible links to far-right extremism, Mr Haraldsson refused to comment, Swedish radio reports.
