At least three school pupils are hospitalised after a knife attack in Sweden

At least three school pupils have been injured in a knife attack in Sweden after two rival gangs fought at a sports event, according to local media reports. 

The students were rushed to hospital following the stabbing at a sports facility in the town of Eskilstuna, reports TV4.

The TV station had initially reported that the attack took place at a school but the headmaster later said the pupils had been at a different location at the time of the incident.

‘We know very little at the moment,’ the headteacher said. ‘It is the school’s students who are in another place.’  

The students had reportedly been on a school trip to the local sports facility when a fight broke out between two gangs.

Several school children have been injured in a knife attack at a school in a town in Sweden, according to local media reports (file image of Eskilstuna)

Several students were injured and police confirmed to the local TV station that at least three have been taken to hospital with stab wounds. Two of the students suffered from stab wounds to their chests, reports TV4.  

‘It is true that a serious crime is taking place in Eskilstuna,’ a police spokesperson said, adding that no arrests have been made.

The case is being classified as attempted murder, but police said they had no information on how serious the injuries were. So far, no one has been arrested. 

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