Child dies after being stabbed in Croatian primary school
A seven-year-old boy has been killed and other children injured in a stabbing at a primary school in Croatia.
The country’s health minister said a teacher was also injured in a knife attack in Zagreb on Friday. Local media reported that the alleged attacker, a 19-year-old man and former student, was arrested at the scene.
Pictures showed police officers, ambulance workers and forensic teams outside the building.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said he was “horrified” by the incident at the Preko Elementary School.
According to the Health Ministry, two adults and five children remain in hospital with injuries.
Speaking to reporters outside a children’s hospital, Health Minister Irena Herstic said the attacker entered the school and attacked staff and pupils with a knife.
