Sweden pays tribute to school attack 'hero'

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An emotional crowd gathered on Wednesday (October 28) at the funeral of Lavin Eskandar, killed last week in a sword attack on a Swedish school.

The 20-year-old teaching assistant was stabbed to death as he tried to protect his pupils from the rampage. One teenage boy was killed. The attacker, who wore a mask and is said to have had a racist motive, was shot by police and died of his wounds.

Tributes paid as funeral of brave #Trollhättan teacher #LavinEskandar gets under way https://t.co/6hKEeLkL6p#Swedenpic.twitter.com/QJK5epC36h

— The Local Sweden (@TheLocalSweden) October 28, 2015