A 16-year-old suspect is arrested after an attack at a secondary school in Schongau, in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria, in which two girls are seriously injured. Police say the incident occurs at or near Welfen-Gymnasium (also referred to as Welfen grammar school) during the day, prompting a major police operation in the area. A police spokeswoman says the perpetrator appears to have deliberately targeted the school. Reports across outlets describe the injured victims as girls aged 13, with one source stating that two girls are seriously wounded. Authorities have not confirmed some details reported in the media, including the alleged use of a knife. The suspect is taken into custody, and police continue to respond to and investigate the circumstances of the attack. The available reporting focuses on the arrest, the serious injuries to the two students, and the police response in the vicinity of the school.
16-year-old arrested after two girls seriously injured in Bavaria school attack
A 16-year-old suspect is arrested after an attack at a secondary school in Schongau, in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria, in which two girls are seriously injured. Police say the incident occurs at...
- German police arrest a 16-year-old suspect after an attack at a secondary school in Schongau, Bavaria.
- Two girls are seriously injured; reporting identifies them as 13-year-old students.
- Police say a major operation is underway around the Welfen-Gymnasium school area.
- Authorities say the perpetrator appears to have deliberately targeted the school.
- Police do not confirm media reports about the alleged weapon used, including a knife.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly wounding two 13-year-old girls at a German high school
1 month agoPolice said a major operation was under way in the area of Welfen-Gymnasium secondary school in Schongau, Bavaria.
1 month agoAt least two girls were seriously wounded in an attack at a secondary school in the southern German state of Bavaria.
1 month agoAt least two girls have been seriously wounded and a 16-year-old suspect arrested after an attack at a secondary school in the southern German state of Bavaria on Wednesday. The perpetrator appeared to have deliberately targeted the Welfen grammar school in the town of Schongau in a suspected “rampage”, a police spokeswoman said. She was unable to confirm press reports according to which the assailant used a knife in the attack. Local police said on their social media account that “a suspected...
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