Girl, 17, killed in sword attack at a Swedish school

NewsPeople leave flowers and candles at a makeshift memorial outside a school in Fagersta, Sweden, Saturday Aug. 22, 2026, the day after an 18-year-old with a sword attacked the school killing one person and seriously injuring two others. (Magnus Lejhall/TT via AP)Magnus Lejhall/TT News Agency viA 17-year-old girl was the victim of a deadly sword attack at a school in central Sweden, police said Saturday.An 18-year-old man armed with a sword carried out the attack at the Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm, while classes were in session on Friday. SVT, a Swedish public broadcasting company, reported the man, an 18-year-old former student at the school who was previously arrested and convicted for assualt, was walking around campus with the sword, wearing a helmet and attacking students.One was killed and three others were wounded, two of them severely.Police said the suspect had been arrested and that the case was being investigated as murder and attempted murder. Swedish news agency TT reported Vastmanland County, where the town is located, said that the two seriously injured boys were ages 12 and 17. A third person, also under 18, was slightly injured and has been discharged from a hospital.The school principal told local media P4 Västmanland on Saturday that the attacker was a student at the school.The police said they fired shots during its action on Friday but the attacker was not hit.Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson visited the site on Saturday, expressed solidarity with the families affected by the attack and with those impacted by previous school attacks in Sweden.“What must never happen has happened again,” Kristersson said.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Mark Heim is a senior writer who provides sports, news and trending content. He co-hosts a daily sports radio show on WNSP-FM 105.5 in Mobile. Heim has been recognized with awards for his writing, headlines and...