Ex-student kills staffer, injures two in Poland's second school attack in two days

A 15-year-old ex-student attacked staff at a school in Poland, leaving one employee dead and two others injured, including principal. It was the second school attack in two days.Police detained a 15-year-old who entered a school in Leszczydol-Nowiny, in Wyszkow County northeast of Warsaw. (Representational image)Warsaw,Oct 8, 2026 15:01 ISTA 15-year-old former pupil killed one person and injured two others at a Polish school on Thursday, police said, just a day after a 19-year-old wounded 10 people including himself in an attack at another school."Despite resuscitation efforts, the life of a 37-year-old school employee could not be saved," police said on X.Earlier police said they had detained a 15-year-old who entered a school in Leszczydol-Nowiny, in Wyszkow County northeast of Warsaw, at around 9:00 a.m. and wounded three staff members with "a sharp object"."Among the injured is the principal, who apprehended the 15-year-old. Police arrived at the scene within minutes of the report, and police operations are currently underway." Interior minister Marcin Kierwinski said that in a separate incident in Sierpc in north-central Poland police detained a 17-year-old who was planning an attack. They found two knives in his backpack.Ten people were injured in a knife attack at a school in Ostroleka in northeastern Poland on Wednesday, with police detaining the 19-year-old suspect, who was among those hurt, shortly after the incident. - Ends