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Woman injures three people in third Poland school knife attack in a week
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- A 21-year-old woman was arrested after injuring three people, including a 17-year-old girl, in a knife attack at a school in Warsaw, Poland; the victims' injuries are not life-threatening.
- This incident is the third knife attack at Polish schools within a week, following two earlier attacks that resulted in multiple injuries and the death of a female caretaker.
- Police have not confirmed whether the latest attack is connected to the previous incidents, but authorities suspect a possible link to an internet challenge.
- Following the attacks, Polish police increased security measures nationwide, detaining 76 individuals and emphasizing zero tolerance for threats to school safety.
- Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński reported the detention of a 17-year-old in Sierpc for allegedly threatening to harm someone on school grounds.
