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Cops: Swedish Attacker Had Racist Motive

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Victims shared ethnic background.

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JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

Swedish police said Friday that the 21-year-old man who attacked a school Thursday was motivated by racial hatred. Officials said they reached the conclusion based on things found in his home and “the way he dressed and behaved but also how he picked his victims, who had a specific ethnic background.” A teacher and a student were killed in the attack. Police are looking into whether the attacker was linked to right-wing groups.

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