Third school attack in a week shakes Poland

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 14:19 · Archive

A 21-year-old woman injured three people in a Warsaw school attack on Saturday, the third such incident in seven days.

Poland has been struck by three school attacks in less than a week. The latest occurred on Saturday in Warsaw, when a 21-year-old woman used a 'dangerous object' to attack three people—a 17-year-old woman, another 17-year-old, and a 24-year-old. None of the injuries was life-threatening, according to Warsaw police spokesman Jakub Filipiak.

Two further attacks preceded this weekend's incident. On Wednesday, a 19-year-old student at a vocational school in Mazovian province attacked fellow students, teachers and passersby with a sharp object, injuring nine people. He fled and was arrested nearby. The following day, a 15-year-old killed a school custodian and wounded two others in a knife attack at his former school, also in Mazovian province.

In response to the violence, Polish police detained 76 people across the country and checked nearly 50,000 schools on Saturday. Schools across Poland stepped up security measures, with some suspending classes entirely. Many parents kept children at home, and police patrols were deployed to educational institutions. The assaults have shocked Poland, where school violence by minors is described as a new phenomenon.

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• A third school attack in less than a week shakes PolandA third attack at a Polish school has taken place in less than a week.Clickorlando · 10 Oct, 10:48
• A third school attack in less than a week shakes PolandA third attack at a Polish school has taken place in less than a week.News4Jax · 10 Oct, 10:48

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