Sweden’s Kristersson Cancels Campaign Speech After School Attack

Sweden PM Ulf Kristersson canceled a campaign speech ahead of next month’s general election after a sword attack at a school killed a 17-year-old girl and injured three others. The incident is likely to increase near-term political and public-safety uncertainty around the election, though it is not immediately a macro or market-wide economic shock.

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Sweden PM Ulf Kristersson canceled a campaign speech ahead of next month’s general election after a sword attack at a school killed a 17-year-old girl and injured three others. The incident is likely to increase near-term political and public-safety uncertainty around the election, though it is not immediately a macro or market-wide economic shock.