Teen girl killed in Swedish school sword attack

On 22 August 2026, a sword attack at a high school in Sweden killed a 17-year-old girl and injured three others. Police announced that the person who died is a 17-year-old student.

Swedish police are probing online networks. WELT reported that the attack apparently had a right-wing extremist background. Tagesschau described grief and disbelief in Sweden after the attack.