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Fatal knife attack at school in Slovakia
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Die Zeit·1 hour ago·Crime·1 min read·🇩🇪Germany·

Fatal knife attack at school in Slovakia

A student stabs teachers and classmates in Slovakia. A 61-year-old woman dies and several people are injured.

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  • A 61-year-old woman died, a child and another woman were seriously injured.
  • The police have the situation under control.

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There was a bloody act committed by a student at an elementary and middle school in Staškov, Slovakia.

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A student in Slovakia stabbed teachers and classmates with a sharp object. A 61-year-old woman died from her injuries, the TASR news agency reported, citing the police. A child was taken to hospital in a critical condition by rescue helicopter. A 44-year-old suffered stab wounds in the chest area and was also flown to a clinic.

Police: Situation under control

The incident occurred at a primary and secondary school in the Cadca district, around 185 kilometers northeast of the capital Bratislava. “The situation is under control and no one is in immediate danger at this moment,” the police said. Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok and Schools Minister Tomas Drucker rushed to the scene of the accident.

According to media reports, the alleged perpetrator attended an eighth grade school and is said to have used a knife as a weapon. There was initially no further information about the exact course of events, the possible motive or the background.

Top politicians appear shocked

Prime Minister Robert Fico was very worried about the attack. “Schools must be a safe place for our children, otherwise we will have no future,” the politician wrote on Facebook. Fico was critically injured in an assassination attempt in May 2024. President Peter Pellegrini expressed his condolences to the families of the dead. Such an event is a warning for the whole society, he emphasized. More peace, respect and mutual recognition are needed.

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