A 21-year-old woman was taken into custody after injuring three people during a knife attack at a further education college in Warsaw on Saturday. According to police spokesman Jakub Filipiak, the incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. local time. One victim required hospital treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, while two other bystanders were treated for minor injuries at the scene. Authorities stated that the suspect was a student at the institution and did not have any prior connection to the victims.
This assault follows two other violent incidents at educational facilities in the Mazovian province earlier in the week. On Wednesday, a 19-year-old student injured nine people at a vocational school, while a 15-year-old fatally stabbed a school caretaker and wounded two others at a primary school on Thursday. The rapid succession of these events has alarmed the public and triggered widespread concerns regarding copycat violence. In response, law enforcement officials have conducted checks at nearly 50,000 schools across the country and detained 76 individuals in connection with various threats and incidents.
While rumours of coordinated attacks circulated on social media, leading several schools to suspend classes on Friday, Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski stated that there is currently no evidence of an organized online challenge or official links between the separate assaults. The government has emphasized that student safety remains a priority, resulting in increased security measures, including heightened police patrols and additional staff stationed at school entrances. Authorities continue to monitor the situation closely as the country grapples with this unusual surge in school-based violence.
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