Two women in their 50s ‘murdered at school where they work by pupil,18, who went on rampage with axe, knife & hammer’

TWO women have been killed at a school in Sweden where they worked by a teenage pupil armed with an axe, it was reported. The horror unfolded when the 18-year-old pupil, who also had a knife and a hammer, went on the rampage at around 5.15pm in the school in Malmo. EPAArmed cops stormed the school to subdue the attacker[/caption] AFPAn 18-year-old has been arrested in suspicion of murder[/caption] Dramatic pictures show armed police storming the school as they hunted for the maniac. The incident took place at Malmo Latinskola, a big secondary school in the country’s third-biggest city. Police said the victims were in their 50s and they were rushed to hospital but around 11pm it was announced that they had sadly died. The pupil was detained in the school and has now been arrested on suspicion of murder. According to local media police received reports of what was described as “ongoing lethal violence”. READ MORE ON SWEDEN ON THE WARPATH Putin's NATO warning as other countries could face 'military consequences' CARGO CRASH One dead after 'drunk Brit sailor smashes cargo ship into another vessel’ Terrified pupils described how police with their guns drawn stormed the school and two people were taken out on stretchers, SVT reports.At the time there were around 50 pupils in the school and some were preparing for a musical. As the incident was unfolding the the school’s principal Fredrik Hemmensjö described the situation as “absolutely awful”.” “I only know that there is deadly violence at school. I wish I knew more,” he told Aftonbadet. Most read in News FINAL MOMENTS Pilots 'may have PASSED OUT in 350mph death dive' before battling to save jet SHOCK FIND Missing man found dead in FREEZER at abandoned pub 10 years after disappearing GRAVE ROW UK’s biggest headstone for ‘traveller king’ Big Willy may be torn down amid fury MAD VLAD I taught Putin body language tricks, now he's threatening to destroy us all HORROR SALVO Russia fires vacuum bombs on besieged Mariupol as civilians refuse to give up CRUSHING BLOW Horror moment man fakes tripping up to slam 20KG weight on gymgoer's HEAD The paper reported that some of the pupils at first thought the attack was a prank. Students were kept in the classrooms for several hours while the police searched for any more attackers. Malmo police chief Petra Stenkula later said: “It is with great sadness that we can state that two people lost their lives in this terrible event and our thoughts go to their relatives and friend.”