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Police shoot man after 'sword attack' at Swedish school Sweden sword attack: police shoot suspect at school
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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. A masked man with a sword has killed one person and injured four at a school in Sweden before being shot by police.
One of the victims was seriously injured, a hospital spokesperson said. The victims included one adult and four students, police said. It is not clear which of the victims died.
The condition of the attacker is not known. The attacker is being treated in hospital for gunshot wounds.
Police told the Swedish news agency TT that there was "considerable confusion" at the school, in the western city of Trollhattan.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. Niklas Claesson, head of communications at the NAL hospital in the town of Trollhattan, said the student victims were "young but not kids".
Mr Gustafsson confirmed that officers had shot a man on the premises. "Some of them have serious injuries and are being operated on. One person is deceased at the scene," he said.
"His conditon is unknown," he said. Police said the attack took place in the cafe area of the Kronan school, which has 400 students. Students were seen fleeing the building.
Trollhattan is near Gothenburg, Sweden's second-largest city.
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