On October 7, a 19-year-old student in Ostrołęka stabbed nine people at a vocational school. The following day, a 15-year-old student in Lesznowola attacked a cleaner with a knife, resulting in her death and injuries to three others. Additionally, on October 10, a 21-year-old woman in Warsaw injured a 17-year-old student at a post-secondary school, while also wounding two others aged 17 and 24, according to Polish media reports.
In response to these incidents, law enforcement conducted safety checks across approximately 80,000 educational institutions throughout the country.
As of the morning of October 12, authorities reported 311 incidents that are under investigation due to suspicions of unlawful activities.
Context
- In light of the violence in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship, all primary schools in the municipality of Wyszków were closed on October 9. It has been reported that the attackers may have coordinated their actions through closed Facebook groups.
