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Swedish police probe online networks after teenage girl killed in school sword attack
Police are examining whether a month-old TikTok account and online groups encouraged the attack, while prosecutors detained the suspect on murder and attempted murder suspicions.
- On Friday, an 18-year-old man attacked a high school in Fagersta, Sweden, killing a 17-year-old girl and severely injuring two teenage boys before police arrested him.
- Police are investigating whether a TikTok account that posted a sword picture 20 minutes before the assault belonged to the suspect, suggesting premeditation.
- Before removal on Friday, the month-old account featured videos referencing Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik and a 2015 attack in Trollhattan; Dagens Nyheter reported the sword image appeared to have been taken in a school restroom.
- Prosecutors on Saturday ordered the man's detention on suspicion of murder and several counts of attempted murder, with Prosecutor Ann-Sofie Trossing stating authorities are conducting interrogations.
- Police are examining whether the suspect participated in online communities that may have encouraged the violence, as the investigation remains at an intense stage connecting physical evidence with digital activity.
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In Sweden, police are checking online networks after the murder of a girl in a school with a sword attack, an 18-year-old attacker killed a student and seriously injured two teenagers. Police are checking his links with online communities that They promote violence.
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