Seven injured in Polish school knife attack, police say
Police said the suspect was a student and two victims were in serious condition as authorities investigated the motive.
- 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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19-year-old attacker arrested shortly after he fled the scene
At least eight people were injured in a knife attack at a school in Poland.
19-year-old boy will be the perpetrator of the attack, but the motivation is unknown so far. Polish police reported that the suspect was arrested and that the victims were transferred to the hospital.
A student of the professional school in Ostrołęka, 120 kilometers north of Warsaw, Poland, was arrested after having injured seven people, six boys and a teacher, with a cutting weapon. Two of them were hospitalized in serious condition. The police officers of Ostrołęka stopped the 19-year-old suspect near the [...] The article Poland, attack with a knife in a school: 7 wounded, suspected a 19-year-old. Fight in a high school in Istanbul: stoppe…
A 19-year-old is said to have injured students and teachers with a knife at a vocational school in the Polish city of Ostroleka. According to the police, he then leaves the school grounds and is later arrested on the outskirts of the city.
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