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Man armed with sword injures several people at Swedish high school

By Philip O'Connor, Johan Ahlander and Marie Mannes FAGERSTA, Sweden, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A man armed with a sword severely injured two teenage boys, as well as a third person, at a Swedish high school

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