Attack at Swedish school

Police cordon off a school in southwestern Sweden where a masked man armed with a knife and possibly a sword killed a teacher and student.

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Oct. 22, 2015 8:06 AM PT

A photo made available by a student shows a masked man posing for a photo with two other students before attacking students and staff at a school in southwestern Sweden on Oct. 22.

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A student and her mother leave a school in southwestern Sweden after a masked man killed a teacher and student on Oct 22.

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Police spokesman Thomas Fuxborg speaks to reporters after a school attack in southwestern Sweden on Oct 22.

(Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP/Getty Images)

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Attack at Swedish school

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