At least three students have been hospitalized after a knife attack in Sweden as two rival gangs fought at a sporting event
- The students were rushed to a hospital after a stabbing in the town of Eskilstuna
At least three students were injured in a knife attack in Sweden after two rival gangs fought at a sporting event, according to local media.
The students have been rushed to hospital after the stabbing at a sports facility in the town of Eskilstuna, police said TV4.
The TV station had initially reported that the attack took place at a school, but the headmaster later said the students were at a different location at the time of the incident.
“We know very little at this point,” said the headteacher. “It’s the students of the school who are in a different place.”
The students were reportedly on a school trip to the local sports facility when a fight broke out between two gangs.
Several schoolchildren have been injured in a knife attack at a school in a town in Sweden, according to local media reports (file image from Eskilstuna)
Several students were injured and police confirmed to the local TV station that at least three were taken to hospital with stab wounds. Two of the students suffered stab wounds in the chest, TV4 reports.
“It is true that a serious crime is taking place in Eskilstuna,” a police spokesman said, adding that no arrests have been made.
The case is being classified as attempted murder, but police said they had no information on the severity of the injuries. So far no one has been arrested.
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