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Poland deploys over 20,000 police to schools after spate of stabbing attacks

Authorities inspected 80,000 schools and detained 135 people as officials blamed rising youth violence after three stabbing attacks in four days.

  • On Monday, police launched a nationwide school security operation across Poland after three stabbing attacks at educational institutions in four days.
  • Violent incidents occurred on Wednesday in Ostroleka, where a 19-year-old wounded 10 people; Thursday in Leszczydol-Nowiny, where a 15-year-old killed a caretaker and injured two teachers; and Saturday in Warsaw, injuring three more.
  • Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski announced that police would deploy more than 20,000 officers to schools on Monday; authorities inspected 80,000 educational institutions and detained 135 people since Friday.
  • During a crisis meeting on Sunday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed to confront youth violence, stating "there will be no tolerance for any attacks on Polish children."
  • Tusk linked the violence to content promoting Nazi ideology and a "cult of strength," while police discovered a boy who simulated school attacks in the Roblox game while possessing weapons.
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Warszawa W Pigułce broke the news on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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