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A seven-year-old woman has been killed and eight others have been injured in a knife assault at an elementary faculty within the Croatian capital Zagreb.
The 19-year-old attacker, believed to be a former scholar, entered a first-grade classroom on the Prečko Elementary School early Friday morning and attacked the trainer and a number of other youngsters with a knife, CNN affiliate N1 reported.
Helicopters have been transporting the wounded to hospitals throughout the town. The trainer sustained life-changing accidents and is in crucial situation, the Sveti Duh Hospital mentioned.
“The attacker is beneath police custody. The injured individuals are receiving medical remedy,” Zagreb police mentioned.
Witnesses reported chaotic scenes as ambulances rushed to the varsity and folks fled the constructing. Videos shared on social media confirmed dozens of individuals operating away from a constructing throughout the varsity’s sports activities fields.
Various officers, together with the town’s mayor Tomislav Tomasevic and Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic, are on the scene, N1 mentioned.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic mentioned the nation is “appalled” by the “tragedy.” He mentioned Health Minister Irena Hristic will go to the hospitals the place the wounded are being handled.
School assaults are uncommon in Croatia and the Balkan area. Last yr, Serbia was rocked by two mass shootings in as many days, the primary of which focused a faculty within the capital Belgrade.
