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Since early November, dozens of supermarkets in Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg, Estonia and Ireland have had their refrigeration systems manipulated remotely, raising temperatures to about 50°C and forcing large-scale disposal of chilled and frozen food. Retailers including Ahold Delhaize, Carrefour, ICA and Coop have reported IT incidents while national cyber centres and police are investigating.
An 18-year-old suspect armed with a sword has attacked Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm. One student has died and several others, including two under 18, are injured. The suspect has been detained and police are treating the incident as murder and attempted murder. Prime Minister and other leaders have visited the scene as nearby schools are placed on lockdown.