Two people die in Slovakia high school stabbing attack, student detained

Over in Slovakia, an 18-year-old high school student has been detained after allegedly stabbing two people to death.

The stabbings happened on Thursday, local time in the small town of Spisska Stara Ves in the north of the country near the Polish border.

A deputy principal and a student were killed.

The suspect fled the scene but was immediately detained by the police.

While stabbings are rare in Slovakia, similar incidents occurred in 2020 and 2022, where the suspects were also young students.

The Slovakian ministers of interior and education visited the town and committed to implementing measures to prevent future attacks and improve safety for students and teachers.