One dead and two children injured in Poland's second school attack in two days
- On Thursday, a 15-year-old former pupil killed a 37-year-old caretaker and wounded two adults at the John-Paul primary school in Leszczydol-Nowiny, Poland, while wearing a helmet-mounted camera during the around 9 a.m. attack.
- The incident follows a Wednesday stabbing where a 19-year-old wounded 10 people at a school in Ostroleka, and police detained a 17-year-old in Sierpc on suspicion of planning an attack, possibly linked to an internet challenge.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned of a "grim copycat phenomenon" during an emergency meeting, stating, "For the first time, we are dealing with a killer who wore a helmet-mounted camera, intending to film the knife attack."
- Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said the Sierpc suspect planned "something dangerous," while Inspector Katarzyna Nowak noted serious offenders are becoming younger across Europe, stating, "Over the past few months in Poland, we have seen arrests of teenagers."
- Tusk ordered police to visit schools daily to prevent further violence, while a parent confirmed students at the John-Paul primary school remained safe inside following the attack.
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A 15-year-old former student, wearing a helmet with a camera above, killed an employee and injured two others in a primary school this Thursday in Poland. It was the second knife attack in two days and possibly the incidents were related to an internet challenge, said the Polish authorities. A 37-year-old woman, who worked as a child caregiver, died in the last attack, around 9 a.m. (local time), in the city of Leszczydol-Nowiny, northeast of Wa…
Today, one woman was killed and two others were injured by a knife attack in a primary school north-east of the Polish capital Warsaw, one day after nine people were injured in an attack on another school.
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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," said Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
The 15-year-old boy suspected of Thursday's attack at a school in the Polish village of Leszczydół-Nowiny was wearing a helmet with a camera and wanted to film his actions, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. A 37-year-old schoolgirl was killed in the knife attack and two other adults - a teacher and the school principal - were injured.
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(Berlin=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Gye-yeon = The government in Poland is taking steps to address the situation following a series of knife attacks on school campuses.
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