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| Sweden sword attack: Masked man shot by police | |
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| A masked man with a sword has killed one person and injured four at a school in Sweden before being shot by police. | A masked man with a sword has killed one person and injured four at a school in Sweden before being shot by police. |
| The victims included one adult and four students, police said. It is not clear which of the victims died. | The victims included one adult and four students, police said. It is not clear which of the victims died. |
| The attacker is being treated in hospital for gunshot wounds. | 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. |
| Niklas Claesson, head of communications at the NAL hospital in the town of Trollhattan, said the student victims were "young but not kids". | Niklas Claesson, head of communications at the NAL hospital in the town of Trollhattan, said the student victims were "young but not kids". |
| "Some of them have serious injuries and are being operated on. One person is deceased at the scene," he said. | "Some of them have serious injuries and are being operated on. One person is deceased at the scene," 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. | 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. | Trollhattan is near Gothenburg, Sweden's second-largest city. |
| Are you in Trollhattan? Did you witness the incident? Email your eyewitness accounts to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in Trollhattan? Did you witness the incident? Email your eyewitness accounts to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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