Police are on the lookout for an attack at a high school in Eslov, Sweden, on August 19, 2021. (Johan Nilsson / TT News Agency via AP)
Copenhagen, Denmark — Police said a 15-year-old boy was detained on suspicion of attempted murder after school staff were seriously injured in a knife attack in southern Sweden on Thursday.
According to the Skanska Dagbladet, the attacker had a long knife and wore what looked like a skeleton mask, helmet, and bulletproof vest. Police declined to comment.
Police spokeswoman Ewagan Westford said a 45-year-old man’s victim was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital. The boy was arrested outside of school. Police officers fired weapons in connection with the arrest, Westford said.
The incident occurred in Eslov, 22 miles northeast of Malmo, Sweden’s third largest city. According to Westford, the motive for the attack was unknown, and it was not immediately clear whether teenagers were school students.
A nearby stadium was used to gather students and staff who were in the school building at the time of the incident.
