Seven injured in Polish school knife attack, police say
- On Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, a 19-year-old was detained following a knife attack at the Vocational School Complex in Ostroleka, Poland, that left seven people injured.
- RMF reported that the suspect was a student at the Vocational School Complex, where most victims were fellow students, though one teacher was also wounded.
- Serious injuries were reported among the seven victims; Mayor Pawel Niewiadomski confirmed that emergency services secured the scene and the situation is now under control.
- Provincial police in Ostroleka confirmed the 19-year-old suspect remains in custody following rapid emergency response to the Vocational School Complex grounds.
- Located north of Warsaw, Ostroleka is where local authorities continue investigating the circumstances surrounding the violence at the Vocational School Complex.
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Teen knife attack kills 1, injures 2 in Polish school
WARSAW, — A 15-year-old fatally stabbed the caretaker at his former school in Poland and wounded two other adults on Thursday, a day after a similar knife attack wounded nine in a Polish high school, police said. Police arrested the boy after the attack at the John-Paul II primary school in Leszczydol-Nowiny, a small town 70 kilometres northeast of Warsaw, a police spokesperson told AFP. "The caretaker was the first person assaulted by the forme…
It was the second such incident in Poland in recent days; on Wednesday, a 19-year-old stabbed nine people at a high school.
It happened this morning. Prime Minister Donald Tusk called for an urgent meeting at 1:00 p.m. to address the problem of violence in schools.
One person killed in second school knife attack in Poland in two days
Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. One person has been killed in a knife attack on a primary school carried out today by a 15-year-old former pupil. It comes just a day after another knife attack…
It is the second assault of this type in two days in the country. Police thwarted the plans of a third teenager who planned to do the same in his educational center
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