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Child dies in stabbing at Croatian primary school Child, 7, dies in stabbing at Croatian primary school
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A seven-year-old child has been killed and other children injured in a stabbing at a primary school in Croatia. A seven-year-old child has been killed and other children injured after man entered a primary school in Croatia and attacked a teacher and students with a knife.
The country's health minister said a teacher was also injured in the knife attack in Zagreb on Friday. The alleged attacker, a 19-year-old man and former pupil, was arrested at the scene, local media reported. Three children were taken to hospital following the incident in Zagreb, the Croatian capital, on Friday. They are now "out of danger", Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said.
Photographs showed police officers, ambulance staff and forensic teams outside the building. The alleged attacker, a 19-year-old man and former pupil, was arrested near the scene. He is also being treated for self-inflicted injuries.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said he was "horrified" by the incident at Precko Elementary School. Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said he was "horrified" by the incident at Precko Elementary School, in the west of the city.
Two adults and five children are in hospital with injuries, according to the health ministry. Photographs from the scene show police officers, ambulance staff and forensic teams outside the building.
Speaking to reporters outside the children's hospital, Health Minister Irena Hrstic said the attacker entered the school before stabbing staff and pupils. Health Minister Irena Hrstic told reporters outside a children's hospital that the attacker had entered the school before stabbing staff and pupils.
A total of five people were hospitalised following the incident, she added.
Bozinovic said the suspect had a history of mental health issues and that the police had "stopped him from committing suicide".
He added the man initially fled the scene and locked himself inside a room at a nearby health centre, before being detained.
Parents at the school spoke of panic as they searched for their children.
"It's disastrous that when I rushed into the school, I had no information regarding my child's whereabouts, no one was willing to provide any details," Marko Palada told Reuters.
Croatia will observe a day of mourning on Saturday because of the attack.