Knife rampage at Polish school leaves at least seven people injured

Published: 06:37 EDT, 7 October 2026 | Updated: 07:00 EDT, 7 October 2026 Seven people ​were injured in a knife ‌attack at a Polish school, police said on Wednesday, adding ​that the attacker had ​been detained.The mayor of Ostroleka, ⁠the town where the ​incident happened, confirmed that an ​attack had taken place and that several people were injured.'The most ​important information is that ​the situation has been brought under control,' ‌mayor ⁠Pawel Niewiadomski said in a statement, adding that the authorities were on site to try to clarify 'all the circumstances of the incident'.Private broadcaster RMF FM reported that the attacker ​was a ​19-year-old ⁠student of the school and that there ​were two serious injuries ​among ⁠the wounded.According to RMF most victims were students, although ⁠one ​teacher was also ​wounded.The attack occurred at Vocational School Complex No. 4 in Ostroleka, a city north of the capital, Warsaw.In a statement on X, the official account of Policja Mazowsze wrote: 'Police officers from Ostroleka, near the municipal beach, detained a 19-year-old man suspected of attacking people with a sharp tool near and on the premises of a school in Ostroleka.'According to preliminary information, seven people may have been injured. Officers at the scene are carrying out procedures and determining the course of events.' Police detained a 19-year-old man suspected of attacking people with a sharp tool near and on the premises of the school in Ostroleka The attack occurred at Vocational School Complex No. 4 in Ostroleka, a city north of the capital, WarsawThe police posted a photo on X showing a man they appeared to have apprehended lying face down in a ​wooded area.Prosecutor Elzbieta Lukasiewicz told private broadcaster TVN24 ​that the attack happened around 9.00am GMT.The injured were being treated ‌at ⁠the Mazovian Specialist Hospital in Ostroleka and would not be transferred elsewhere, a representative of the hospital's Accident and Emergency department told TVN24.An air ambulance helicopter and firefighters were dispatched to the scene.All students and staff have been evacuated from the building. The students are under the care of police psychologists.The attacker originally fled from the school before police apprehended him near the city beach on the Narew River, just 25 minutes after the incident was reported, according to RMF24.This is a breaking news story, more to follow.