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Polish Police Arrest Teen After School Attack Leaves Seven Injured
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News18•07-10-2026, 17:15
Polish Police Arrest Teen After School Attack Leaves Seven Injured
- •A 19-year-old student was arrested after an attack at a vocational school in Ostroleka, north of Warsaw.
- •The incident left seven people injured, including both students and teachers, with two reported in serious condition.
- •The attacker used a sharp object and was himself wounded during the arrest before being taken to a hospital.
- •Ostroleka mayor Pawel Niewiadomski confirmed that the situation was brought under control shortly after the attack.
- •School attacks remain rare in Poland, though the incident follows a fatal stabbing at a convent last month.
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A 19-year-old student attacked people with a sharp object at Vocational School Complex No. 4 in Ostroleka, leaving seven people injured, including students and teachers. Two of the injured were reported to be in serious condition.
Polish police arrested a 19-year-old student who attended the vocational school where the incident occurred. The suspect was also wounded at the time of his arrest and taken to a hospital.
School attacks are not common in Poland, though another violent stabbing occurred last month at a Catholic convent in southeastern Poland, leaving one person dead and four wounded.
