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| Two killed in knife attack at Swedish school — police |
| 2022-03-22 |
| [DW] Police in the Swedish town of Malmo have arrested an 18-year-old pupil following the fatal stabbing of two women. The motive for the attack is not yet known. Police in Sweden said late on Monday that two women have been killed following a knife attack at a Swedish school. According to authorities the incident took place at the Latin School in the city of Malmo, 615 kilometers (382 miles) south west of Stockholm. WHAT HAVE POLICE SAID ABOUT THE INCIDENT? Police said in a statement that they received an emergency call shortly after 1600 GMT. When police and paramedics arrived on the scene, two women in their 50s, who were employed at the school, were found seriously injured. They were rushed to hospital, but they were unable to be saved. Around 50 people were at the school at the time of the incident, all of whom were evacuated from the building. According to police an 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder. The motive for the attack is being investigated. "We arrived early and were able to arrest the perpetrator. Now we have a lot of work to do to understand what happened and the underlying motive for this terrible incident," said Asa Nilsson, head of the Malmo North local police area. Related: Malmo: 2022-02-27 Danish Qu’ran-Burning Anti-Islam Activists to Hold Demonstration in Sweden Malmo: 2021-12-12 Small Muslim Colonist round-up: Anti-Mass Migration Activist Claims Migrant Sexually Assaulted Her in Her Home, Spaniards Have Fewer Babies Malmo: 2021-11-06 Paris attacks trial: Humdrum lives that turned to mass murder |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #7 two women in their 50s, who were employed at the school, Teachers, middle aged gentle ladies whose only sin was trusting their fcuking governments. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-03-22 11:25 |
| #6 The motive for the attack is being investigated. Don't bother. We know. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-03-22 11:24 |
| #5 I don't see the name of the person they arrested; since this was in Malmo, I suspect it wasn't 'Lars.' |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2022-03-22 08:17 |
| #4 "The motive for the attack is being investigated." Perp ain't from these parts. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2022-03-22 08:15 |
| #3 took place at the Latin School Bears the mark of an Ablative Absolutist! A spirited youth who finally opted for direct action after years of Passive Paraphrastic |
| Posted by: Sheamble Chaique6600 2022-03-22 07:48 |
| #2 Clearly the matrons dissed him. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-03-22 07:28 |
| #1 We may never know his true motivation. |
| Posted by: Too Old To Work 2022-03-22 07:23 |