DHAKA: A masked man armed with a sword has killed a pupil and a teacher at a school in Sweden.

Two further victims were seriously injured at the school in the western town of Trollhattan.

The attacker was shot by police and has died of his injuries. He was 21 and resident in Trollhattan, police said.

Eyewitnesses described chaos at the school, with hundreds of students fleeing from the building screaming.

Police responded to an emergency call reporting an attack in the cafe area of the Kronan school, at around 10:10 local time (08:10 GMT) on Thursday.

One teacher died of his wounds at the scene.

Two male students, aged 11 and 15, and another teacher were rushed to hospital. One of the boys has since died of his injuries.

The attacker was also taken to hospital with gunshot wounds and has since died.

Police have searched the suspect’s home.

A student at the school has provided a photo, apparently showing the attacker posing in the school corridor, ahead of the attacks.

It shows a man wearing black, with a helmet, a mask and a sword, possibly resembling a Nazi World War Two uniform.

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