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Knife attack at Polish school: in Ostroleka a student injures seven, two are in critical condition

Reported by 14 outlets from 9 countries, in 4 languages, between 7 Oct 2026 and 10 Oct 2026.

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Poland (2012)

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Knife attacks have occurred at schools in Poland. Reports detail incidents involving students injuring classmates and teachers with sharp tools. One report states a 19-year-old student injured seven people at a vocational school in Ostrołęka. Another account mentions a 15-year-old former pupil killing one employee and injuring two others at a primary school.

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  1. Knife attack at Polish school: in Ostroleka a student injures seven, two are in critical condition Headline of the event's most representative article · Euronews, 7 Oct 2026
  2. Where it happened: Poland. See on the map
  3. Reported by 14 outlets from 9 countries, in 4 languages, between 7 Oct 2026 and 10 Oct 2026.19 articles · See all headlines

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France5
Belgium2
Austria1
Other countries6

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  1. First article seen: “L'horreur en Pologne: sept personnes blessées à l'arme blanche dans un lycée, le suspect arrêté”
  2. 4 new outlets, including “Pologne : un ancien élève de 15 ans tue un adulte et en blesse deux autres lors d’une attaque au couteau dans une école”
  3. Covered by 10 outlets
  4. 2 new outlets, including “Une troisième attaque consécutive dans une école alarme le pouvoir en Pologne”
  5. 3 new outlets, including “Gewaltwelle mit Messerattacken erreicht polnische Schulen”

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Articles about the same fact are automatically grouped into one event, in every language. Each outlet counts once, whatever its number of articles. The country, owner and reputation of an outlet are never used. Analysis no. 76 of , engine 0.1.0.