One dead, two injured in Poland's second school attack in two days

One Dead, Two Injured in Poland’s Second School Attack in Two Days

Details and Context of the Recent School Attacks in Poland

By Alicja Surdy and Pawel Florkiewicz

Fatal Attack at Leszczydol-Nowiny Primary School

WARSAW, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A 15-year-old former pupil killed one person and injured two others at a Polish primary school on Thursday, police said, just a day after a 19-year-old wounded 10 people including himself in an attack at another school.

Victims and Sequence of Events

Authorities said a 37-year-old woman who worked as a caretaker had died in the attack, which took place at around 0700 GMT in Leszczydol-Nowiny, in Wyszkow County northeast of Warsaw.

"She was the first person attacked with a sharp object," police spokesperson Katarzyna Kucharska told private broadcaster TVN24. "The principal heard the screams and attempted to restrain the attacker, assisted by a teacher - both were injured."

Condition of the Injured and Attacker's Background

Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Galecka said the lives of the two injured people were not in danger.

"The attacker was a former pupil of this primary school and is currently a student at a vocational school," she said. "At this moment, we do not know the motives. He was carrying three knives and attacked the caretaker."

A government spokesperson said Prime Minister Donald Tusk had called an emergency meeting.

Police Prevent a Separate Attack

POLICE PREVENT A SEPARATE ATTACK

Incident in Sierpc

Interior minister Marcin Kierwinski said that in a separate incident in Sierpc in north-central Poland on Wednesday police detained a 17-year-old who had spoken about plans to do "something dangerous" on school grounds.

"Teachers notified the police, who intervened and found two knives in his possession," Kierwinski told a press conference. "Data recovered from electronic devices revealed online searches regarding how to orchestrate such a violent event."

Ostroleka School Knife Attack

Ten people were injured in a knife attack at a school in Ostroleka in northeastern Poland on Wednesday, with police detaining the 19-year-old suspect, who was among those hurt, shortly after the incident.

(Reporting by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk, Pawel Florkiewicz, Alicja Surdy, writing by Alan Charlish; editing by Gareth Jones)