OSTROLEKA, Poland (AP) — A 19-year-old student at a vocational school in northern Poland attacked fellow students, teachers and passersby with a sharp object Wednesday, injuring nine people before fleeing and being arrested nearby, authorities said.
The attack took place about 11 a.m. local time at the Vocational School Complex No. 4 in Ostroleka, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) northeast of Warsaw, police said. Authorities did not provide any information about the suspected motive, or details about the weapon.
Five students, two teachers and two passersby were injured, regional Gov. Mariusz Frankowski said. None of the injuries were life-threatening, but one person was seriously wounded and some victims were evacuated by helicopter to a hospital.
Authorities identified the suspect only as Jakub Z., in line with Polish privacy laws.
He was arrested on a riverbank less than 1 kilometer (a half mile) from the school after fleeing the scene, according to police. He was wounded at the time of his arrest in what prosecutors said was a result of “self-mutilation.” The young man was taken to a hospital.
Police in the Mazovia province, which includes both Ostroleka and Warsaw, posted a photo on X showing a policeman with his hand placed on the back of a person lying down with their hands tied behind their back. The person’s face and hands are pixelated.
Polish media published blurred photos reportedly taken by students that showed bloodstained floors inside the school.
Two hours after the attack, Ostroleka Mayor Paweł Niewiadomski wrote on social media that the “situation has been brought under control” but that the school would remain closed while authorities investigate the circumstances of the attack.
He said kids and others affected would receive psychological support and that he had asked all schools in the region to ban any unknown people from entering their premises.
A spokesman for the local firefighters told Polsat television that a suspicious backpack was found in the school and that authorities were investigating its contents.
Police said the suspect had previously come to their attention over the possession of a small amount of narcotics.
School attacks are not common in Poland. However, a stabbing at a Catholic convent in southeastern Poland last month left one person dead and four others wounded. Police detained a suspect.
——- Ciobanu reported from Warsaw, Poland.
A police officer and a volunteer firefighter look down the street near a cordoned-off area following an attack on the Vocational School Complex No. 4 in Ostroleka, Poland, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafal Niedzielski)
A volunteer firefighter stands near the scene following an attack on the Vocational School Complex No. 4 in Ostroleka, Poland, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafal Niedzielski)
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are pulling back from their record on Wednesday.
The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, a day after topping its prior all-time high set in August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 535 points, or 1%, as of 11 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.8% lower.
Stocks felt pressure as yields climbed in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 5.30% from 5.27% late Tuesday, and higher yields put downward pressure on prices for stocks and other investments. They can also slow the economy by making it more expensive for everyone to borrow money, and the 10-year yield is near its highest level since 2002.
Yields rose as oil prices ticked higher in their latest swing amid uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow the industry to return to normal. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, added 1.3% to $101.86. That’s well above its $72 price from before the war began, though it’s not as high as the nearly $110 it was scraping last month.
Also pushing up on bond yields are worries about how much debt the U.S. government and others worldwide have racked up, and how much more they add to it by the day.
The head of the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that record levels of debt for governments is one of the three major crosscurrents driving where the global economy goes, along with artificial-intelligence technology and high energy prices.
“Some very tough political choices stare us in the face,” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a speech in Singapore ahead of autumn IMF-World Bank meetings to be held in Bangkok next week.
She pointed in particular to France and Italy, among other European countries with high debt.
France's CAC 40 stock index dropped 1.4% for one of the world's biggest losses as yields on French bonds got back to jumping amid worries about the government’s debt and strained budget. Protests across France have raised pressure on the government to increase spending, which could add further to its debt.
On Wall Street, Worthington Steel fell 10.5% after the metals processing and manufacturing company reported weaker results for the latest quarter than analysts expected.
The pressure is on companies to continue to deliver big growth in profits. Such strength would help to support stock prices when the other big lever that affects stock prices, interest rates, is pushing downward.
Analysts have high expectations for this upcoming earnings reporting season. They’re forecasting growth in earnings per share of nearly 30%, according to FactSet. If companies fall short of that bar, stock prices could easily fall further from their record heights.
Constellation Brands added 0.8% after the seller of Modelo beer and Robert Mondavi wine reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. But its gain was restrained after it also gave a forecasted range for profit over its full fiscal year whose midpoint was below what analysts expected.
In stock markets abroad, indexes fell across much of Europe and Asia.
South Korea’s Kospi sank 2% for one of the world's largest losses following a sharp drop for SK Hynix, one of its two dominant stocks.
AP Business Writers Michelle Chapman and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed to this report.
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