Posted Sat 22 Aug 2026 at 1:38amSat 22 Aug 2026 at 1:38am, updated Sat 22 Aug 2026 at 2:13amSat 22 Aug 2026 at 2:13amThe scene outside Brinellskolan after a man with a sword allegedly injured several people at the school. (TT News Agency: Fredrik Sandberg via AFP)A man armed with a sword has injured several people at a high school in central Sweden.At least two people have sustained serious injuries, according to emergency services.After 2.20pm, local time, reports came through of an attack at Brinellskolan school in the municipality of Fagersta.The local government said a person entered the school with a sword and injured several people.Police said they had one person in custody and were investigating the incident."A call was received regarding a case of ongoing deadly violence at a school in Fagersta," police said in a statement.The high school has about 450 students aged between 16 and 20.Fagersta has a population of about 13,000 people and is located roughly 170km north west of Stockholm.The local government authority has opened a crisis centre, offering support and information.The school had just opened after a summer break and for some students it marked the first day at the senior high school.Several other schools and public buildings in Fagersta were also placed in lockdown after the alleged sword attack.Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said police were working intensively on the case and asked everyone to let them and the emergency services work undisturbed."Our thoughts are with all those affected," he posted on social media.The incident comes more than a year after a school shooting in Orebro, when a gunman killed 10 people before turning the weapon on himself, in the worst mass shooting in Swedish history.