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Poland School Knife Attacks (October 2026)
Two school knife attacks struck Poland within 48 hours in early October 2026, including a fatal assault at a primary school, with authorities investigating possible copycat or internet-challenge motivations.
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Poland experienced two school knife attacks within two days in early October 2026, raising fears of a "copycat" phenomenon. On October 8, a 15-year-old former pupil wearing a helmet-mounted camera killed a 37-year-old caretaker and injured two others at a primary school in Leszczydol-Nowiny, northeast of Warsaw (SCMP, October 8). The previous day, a 19-year-old wounded 10 people, including himself, at another school, with authorities suggesting the attacks may have been inspired by an internet challenge.