General Discussion

shenmue

(38,506 posts) Thu Oct 22, 2015, 10:35 PM Oct 2015

Sweden: sword-wielding attacker kills two at school

The suspect, clad in black, apparently posed for photos with students ahead of the attack, in the western town of
Trollhattan.

Two further victims, a pupil and a teacher, are seriously injured. The attacker was shot by police and has died of his injuries. He was 21 and resident in Trollhattan, police said.

18 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Sweden: sword-wielding attacker kills two at school (Original Post) shenmue Oct 2015 OP

Trollhattan jberryhill Oct 2015 #1

If only angrychair Oct 2015 #2

The cops shot the guy? yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #3

The cops shot the guy. jonno99 Oct 2015 #4

Lol. I deserved that. yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #6

Actually, you probably didn't. I was feeling a little grumpy last night. jonno99 Oct 2015 #7

Actually, you probably didn't. I was feeling a little grumpy last night. snooper2 Oct 2015 #10

Well, if Grumpy gave consent, cool. I don't judge. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #12

Cool. You have a great weekend too yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #13

The hateful rhetoric of the anti-immigrants eissa Oct 2015 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #8

Sad. It's a good thing he didn't have a gun. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #9

^^ THIS ^^ madinmaryland Oct 2015 #16

Latest reports indicate a racial motivation - he apparently targeted victims bullwinkle428 Oct 2015 #11

I wish the survivors well. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #14

The king has said Sweden "is in shock". KamaAina Oct 2015 #15

The sad thing is this is going to be cannon fodder for the gun nuts. Initech Oct 2015 #17

There is an antique shop in the French Quarter KamaAina Oct 2015 #18

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

1. Trollhattan

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 10:39 PM

Oct 2015

It's like Manhattan, but populated by trolls who do not care if an news article is posted umpteen times today.

angrychair

(8,678 posts)

2. If only

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 10:40 PM

Oct 2015

There had been a good guy with a sword.

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

3. The cops shot the guy?

Reply to angrychair (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:07 PM

Oct 2015

jonno99

(2,620 posts)

4. The cops shot the guy.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:21 PM

Oct 2015

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

6. Lol. I deserved that.

Reply to jonno99 (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 23, 2015, 12:18 AM

Oct 2015

jonno99

(2,620 posts)

7. Actually, you probably didn't. I was feeling a little grumpy last night.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 23, 2015, 11:35 AM

Oct 2015

I hope you have a great weekend!

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

10. Actually, you probably didn't. I was feeling a little grumpy last night.

Reply to jonno99 (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 23, 2015, 01:18 PM

Oct 2015

Raining!

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)

12. Well, if Grumpy gave consent, cool. I don't judge.

Reply to jonno99 (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 23, 2015, 01:43 PM

Oct 2015

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

13. Cool. You have a great weekend too

Reply to jonno99 (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 23, 2015, 02:52 PM

Oct 2015

eissa

(4,238 posts)

5. The hateful rhetoric of the anti-immigrants

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:24 PM

Oct 2015

is responsible for this. I'm especially saddened that the teacher's assistant, an Assyrian Christian who had fled Iraq, was one of those fatally stabbed. He escaped the swords of extremists in his homeland, only to die by the sword of a different extremist in his new country. Horrifying.