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Several people injured in sword attack on Swedish high school

8 outlets 13 reports 38 hours World
aljazeera.com3 news.sky.com2 independent.co.uk2 bbc.co.uk2 report.az cbsnews.com abcnews.com theguardian.com
21 August 2026
13:59 news.sky.com first
Sword-wielding attacker injures several at Swedish school
15:41 independent.co.uk +1h
Several people injured in sword attack on Swedish high school
15:48 aljazeera.com +6m
Several people injured in sword attack at Swedish school
16:32 bbc.co.uk +44m
Several injured after sword attack at Swedish school
22:19 independent.co.uk +5h
Sword attack at school in Sweden leaves one person dead and two others injured
22:47 report.az +27m
One person was killed and three others were injured in an attack on a school in Sweden
23:22 cbsnews.com +35m
Swedish police say 1 dead, 2 injured after school sword attack
23:23 aljazeera.com +2m
One killed, three wounded in sword attack at Swedish high school
22 August 2026
13:47 abcnews.com +14h
Victim of sword attack at Swedish school was a 17-year-old girl
17:49 news.sky.com +4h
'17-year-old girl killed' in sword attack at Swedish school
20:11 theguardian.com +2h
Seventeen-year-old girl killed in sword attack at school in Sweden
20:29 aljazeera.com +17m
Swedish police identify 17-year-old girl as victim in school sword attack
23 August 2026
03:34 bbc.co.uk +7h
Swedish sword attack victim was 17-year-old girl, police say
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