Eight injured in school attack in Ostrołęka

A 19-year-old suspect was arrested after a sharp-object attack at a school in Ostrołęka, Poland, on October 7, injuring eight people, according to a later account from a prosecutor. Early reports put the number injured at seven. The final count has not been confirmed in the available accounts. The prosecutor’s breakdown, given to the Polish news agency PAP, listed four students, two teachers and two passersby among those injured. The suspect was described by authorities as a student at the school. The prosecutor said none of the eight injuries was life-threatening, although one person was seriously wounded. Police said the attack took place at Vocational School Complex No. 4. Authorities have not disclosed a motive or provided a fuller account of the circumstances leading up to the incident. Reports differ on the exact time of the attack, so it remains unclear from the available information when it began. According to the prosecutor, the suspect fled and was arrested nearby, less than one kilometer from the school. He was injured when detained and taken to a hospital. The prosecutor attributed his injuries to self-mutilation.