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One killed, nine hurt in knife attack at Polish orphanage


A man who burst into an orphanage in Poland killed a teenage girl and injured nine people in a knife attack, police in the central city of Lodz said.

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Police have detained the assailant in Tuesday night’s incident, and are investigating the reasons for the attack, spokewoman Aneta Sobieraj told public television.

“Unfortunately, as a result of this incident, a 16-year-old girl, a ward of the orphanage, died on the spot, and five people were hospitalized,” she added.

Four of the injured were treated on the spot, she said.

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