Knife attack at school in Poland: 19-year-old student injured 7 people

According to initial reports, 7 people were injured in a knife attack at a school in the city of Ostroleka in northeastern Poland.

Police announced that the 19-year-old student, who was said to be the attacker, was detained.

Police Spokesperson Katarzyna Kucharska said that the 19-year-old school student was caught near the beach in the city after the attack.

Kucharska stated that according to initial information, 7 people were injured, but the number could change, and that there was no information regarding deaths.

In a post on their social media account, the police published a photo of a person who was taken into custody while lying face down in a forest area.

THE ATTACK HAPPENED IN THE MORNING HOURS

Prosecutor Elzbieta Lukasiewicz announced that the attack occurred in the morning local time.

It was reported that the injured were being treated at the Mazovian Specialist Hospital in Ostroleka and that they were not planned to be transferred to other hospitals.

According to reports in the Polish press, it was stated that two of the injured were in serious condition.

It was reported that most of the injured were students, and one teacher was injured in the attack.

Ostroleka Mayor Pawel Niewiadomski stated that the incident was under control and said, "The most important information is that the situation is under control."