Swedish police probe online networks after teenage girl killed in school sword attack

World attackpolicesocial mediaswedenTop News Swedish police probe online networks after teenage girl killed in school sword attack Several Injured In Sword Attack At School In Sweden Relevant News Swedish police probe online networks after teenage girl killed in school sword attack 22 August 2026 Iran grants permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz 22 August 2026 Things to do on Saturday, August 23 22 August 2026 newsroom 22 August 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Swedish police are investigating whether an 18-year-old man who attacked students at a Swedish high school with a sword on Friday, killing one, was involved in online communities promoting school violence, a police source said. The attacker struck at a school in the central Swedish town of Fagersta, also severely injuring two teenage boys before being arrested by police. The parents of a 17-year-old girl told local newspaper Fagersta-Posten that their daughter was killed in the attack. Police are investigating whether a TikTok account that posted a picture of a sword 20 minutes before the assault belonged to the suspect, the source told Reuters. According to the Dagens Nyheter newspaper, the image appeared to have been taken in a restroom at the school. Before it was taken down on Friday, the month-old account contained videos that referred to two mass violence attacks in Sweden and to Norwegian far-right mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik. It also referenced a 2015 attack, where a masked swordsman killed a teaching assistant and two boys at a school in Trollhattan, western Sweden, before being shot dead by police. “The investigators are looking into various online communities which might have egged on the suspect to carry out the attack,” the police source said. Prosecutors on Saturday ordered the man’s detention on suspicion of murder and several counts of attempted murder. “The investigation is at an intense stage. We are conducting interrogations and gathering information, but I cannot go into specifics,” Prosecutor Ann-Sofie Trossing told Reuters. (Reuters) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Iran grants permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz Things to do on Saturday, August 23 Nicosia awaits extradition of Lithuanian estate agent over Cyprus property fraud Cyprus orders 40 new Automated Border Control gates for airport checks 14-year-old in serious but stable condition after scooter crash Continuing to drive may have saved Ayia Napa shooting victim, police say Settlement as genocide Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.