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

https://mins.news/en/item/29202

- Reuters, 2026-08-22 10:40 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/swedish-police-probe-online-networks-after-teenage-girl-killed-school-sword-2026-08-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a897c8ac69d29000181c8d2

> Swedish police are examining whether the 18-year-old man accused of attacking students with a sword at a high school on Friday, killing one, had links to online communities that promote school violence, according to a police source.

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