1 killed, 9 hurt in knife attack at Polish orphanage

1 killed, 9 hurt in knife attack at Polish orphanage

A 16-year-old girl, a ward of the orphanage, died on the spot while five others were hospitalised.

Police have detained the assailant in Tuesday night’s incident, and are investigating the reasons for the attack.
WARSAW:
A man who burst into an orphanage in Poland killed a teenage girl and injured nine people in a knife attack, police in the central city of Lodz said.

Police have detained the assailant in Tuesday night’s incident, and are investigating the reasons for the attack, spokesman Aneta Sobieraj told public television.

“Unfortunately, as a result of this incident, a 16-year-old girl, a ward of the orphanage, died on the spot, and five people were hospitalised,” she added.

Four of the injured were treated on the spot, she said.

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