Seven injured in Polish school knife attack, police say
Police detained a 19-year-old student after the attack, and officials said seven people were injured, including teachers.
- 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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Ostrołęka is located in northeastern Poland.
A 19-year-old has been arrested on Wednesday after wounding seven people with a weapon at his secondary vocational education centre in Poland, as announced by the Police. The attack took place “in the vicinity and inside” of the 4th vocational institute in the town of Ostroleka, 120 kilometres north of Warsaw, the police said that the photo of the suspect following the arrest had been disseminated. “It seems that the boy entered the school and a…
Ten people were injured in a stabbing at a vocational school in northern Poland. A 19-year-old student from the school was arrested in the vicinity. The injured include five students, two teachers, two bystanders, and the perpetrator. The latter injured himself, local authorities report. No one is in life-threatening condition. However, one person sustained serious injuries, and a number of victims were transported to a hospital by helicopter. …
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Islamabad PostStudent in Poland injures eight people in a school attack
Among the injured is also a young man suspected of the attack, who was arrested by the police.
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