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Sword attack in Swedish school Police shoot man after 'sword attack' at Swedish school
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Swedish police shoot masked man who reportedly attacked school students with sword in western town of Trollhatten A masked man with a sword has been shot by police at a school in Sweden after injuring an adult and four students, according to reports.
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Police told the Swedish news agency TT that there was "considerable confusion" at the school, in the western city of Trollhattan.
"We have a number of people injured," said Stefan Gustafsson from the regional police force.
Mr Gustafsson confirmed that officers had shot a man on the premises.
"His conditon is unknown," he said.