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Sweden sword attacker had far-right sympathies: Media reports

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A masked man armed with a sword who killed two people in a school in southwestern Sweden Thursday and injured two others before being shot by police had far-right sympathies, Swedish media reported.

Several media outlets said the 21-year-old, whose identity has not been disclosed, had a YouTube account where he posted material glorifying Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, and critical of Islam and immigration.

A masked man armed with a sword who killed two people in a school in southwestern Sweden Thursday and injured two others before being shot by police had far-right sympathies, Swedish media reported.

Several media outlets said the 21-year-old, whose identity has not been disclosed, had a YouTube account where he posted material glorifying Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, and critical of Islam and immigration.

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