In Poland, a 19-year-old student attacked people with a knife at an educational institution

In the city of Ostrolenka, a 19-year-old student carried out a knife attack at a vocational school. The young man attacked people who were inside the building.

 

The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 7, in the morning. According to preliminary reports, the young man pulled out a knife and began stabbing people at the school. According to updated reports from local media, the number of victims has risen to eight, including a teacher. Medical personnel have assessed the condition of two people as critical.

A medical helicopter arrived at the scene, and a team of prosecutors was also dispatched there.

The attacker has been detained. As journalists have learned, he is a 19-year-old student at the same school. No further details about the incident have been reported at this time.

Following the attack, Ostrołęka Mayor Paweł Niewiadomski ordered all schools in the city to be immediately locked down. According to him, the situation is under control, and the students are safe. Psychological support will be provided for those who need it after this traumatic experience.

This was reported by eostroleka.pl and RMF FM.

As a reminder, in Poland, a Ukrainian man suspected of attacking a monastery will undergo a third psychiatric evaluation.

In Poland, prosecutors have filed charges against a 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen suspected of carrying out a knife attack at a monastery in Jarosław. If found guilty, he could face life in prison.

The Ukrainian man was admitted to a psychiatric hospital following the deadly attack in Poland.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack by a Ukrainian citizen on the Benedictine nuns’ abbey in the Polish city of Jarosław, which resulted in the death of a priest and injuries to four other people.

The attack took place on the morning of September 24 on the grounds of the Yaroslavl Abbey on Benedyktynska Street. Around 9:30 a.m., police received a report of a knife attack. According to preliminary reports from Polish police, a 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen stabbed four men and one woman. All of the victims were taken to the hospital. Three men sustained serious injuries, and the fourth died at the hospital.