One dead, two injured in Poland’s second school attack in two days

By KUBA STEZYCKI and KACPER PEMPEL, Reuters

Released October 8, 2026 5:34 pm
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LESZCZYDOL-NOWINY, Poland– A 15-year-old previous student eliminated one worker and hurt 2 others at a Polish main school on Thursday using a helmet-mounted electronic camera, the 2nd school stabbing in 2 days, perhaps in reaction to a web difficulty, authorities stated.

A 37-year-old female who worked as a caretaker had actually passed away in the current attack, which occurred at around 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) in Leszczydol-Nowiny, northeast of Warsaw, authorities stated.

On Wednesday, a 19-year-old injured 10 individuals including himself at another school in Ostroleka, northeastern Poland, and authorities apprehended a 17-year-old in Sierpc in north-central Poland on suspicion of preparing an attack.

“We fear a grim copycat phenomenon,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk informed an emergency situation conference.

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“We are facing an extraordinary situation… for the first time, we are dealing with a killer who wore a helmet-mounted camera, intending to film the knife attack.” It was unclear whether the attack was in fact shot.

He purchased authorities to check out schools daily in an effort to avoid more violence.

An authorities representative stated authorities knew that the occurrences might be connected to a web obstacle which this was being examined.

Educators hurt limiting opponent

Tusk applauded the heroism of 2 instructors at the school who were hurt as they attempted to stop the enemy.

Head instructor Krzysztof Ochmanski stated he had actually heard a scream and encountered the passage.

“He wounded me with the blade of a rather long knife – he had three knives on him – and hit me with the handle,” he informed the general public broadcaster Polskie Radio RDC. “By then, I had managed to restrain him.”

A Reuters press reporter saw an air ambulance flying far from the school, where a little crowd had actually collected. The daddy of one kid, waiting outside the school, stated students had actually not yet been enabled to leave, however were safe.

Video on public news broadcaster TVP Info revealed what seemed the assailant being handcuffed and taken into a paddy wagon.

Inspector Katarzyna Nowak, director of interactions for nationwide authorities, stated severe culprits were ending up being more youthful throughout Europe.

“Over the past few months in Poland, we have seen arrests of teenagers who were preparing to carry out attacks … So, this is indeed a problem we face, and one we must acknowledge,” she informed TVP Info.

Interior minister Marcin Kierwinski stated that the 17-year-old apprehended in Sierpc had actually discussed strategies to do “something dangerous” on school premises.

“Data recovered from electronic devices revealed online searches regarding how to orchestrate such a violent event,” Kierwinski stated. Cops discovered 2 knives in his ownership. — Reuters


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