{
  "id": 12851773,
  "title": "One person killed in second school knife attack in Poland in two days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/one-person-killed-in-second-school-knife-attack-in-poland-in-two-days",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:50:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Notes from Poland",
    "slug": "notes-from-poland",
    "url": "https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/10/08/one-person-killed-in-second-school-knife-attack-in-poland-in-two-days/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 15-year-old former student killed one person and injured three others in a school knife attack in Poland on Thursday morning. This incident occurred just a day after another school attack in a different town, where a 19-year-old injured eight people. The attacker in the latest incident also had a homemade explosive device that did not detonate. Additionally, a 17-year-old boy was arrested for threatening to attack another school, found in possession of knives. These events have caused shock in Poland, where such violent incidents are uncommon. Education Minister Barbara Nowak has warned of the \"radicalisation of young people\" and called for stricter online content controls.",
  "summary": "One person has been killed in a knife attack on a primary school carried out today by a 15-year-old former pupil. It comes just a day after another knife attack by a 19-year-old on a different school in Poland, which left eight people injured. The assailant was also carrying a homemade explosive device that failed to […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "One dead in Poland's second school attack in two days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/one-dead-in-polands-second-school-attack-in-two-days",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:16:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "One dead, 2 injured in Poland’s second school attack in two days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/one-dead-2-injured-in-polands-second-school-attack-in-two-days",
        "published": "2026-10-08T10:43:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Caretaker killed and two teachers injured in knife attack at Poland school",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/caretaker-killed-and-two-teachers-injured-in-knife-attack-at-poland",
        "published": "2026-10-08T11:02:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "One dead, two injured in Poland’s second school attack in two days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/one-dead-two-injured-in-polands-second-school-attack-in-two-days",
        "published": "2026-10-08T11:02:18.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}