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Swedish police identify 17-year-old girl as victim in school sword attack

Name: Swedish police identify 17-year-old girl as victim in school sword attack
Start: 2026-08-22T19:00:17Z
Location: Sweden

Sweden · Rest of Europe region

detected 2026-08-22T19:00:17Z updated 2026-08-22T19:00:17Z

Brinell School's principal says 18-year-old suspected of carrying out Friday's deadly sword attack was a student there.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

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