SCHOOLS IN LOCKDOWN
Students in several nearby schools as well as the one in question had been locked in for several hours “for safety reasons” before gradually being released, police said.
“It is a very painful day for all of Sweden,” Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson wrote on X.
“My thoughts are also with all those whose normal school day was replaced with horror. Being confined to a classroom fearing for your own life is a nightmare that no one should have to experience.”
He said the government was “closely monitoring developments”.
A mother whose son was kept indoors at his nearby school for several hours during the police operation told AFP she was “shocked” and “angry”.
“My son is at this school behind us, they’re locked in too. They have to hide, so I’m waiting for them to evacuate,” Cia Sandell, 42, said.
“This is crazy, totally crazy. I’m angry, I’m shocked. This shouldn’t happen,” she said.
