Polish police detain man after he kills one person with axe at Warsaw University


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  • Thursday, 08 May 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish police said on Wednesday they had detained a man after he killed one person with an axe in an attack at Warsaw University.

"Police have detained a man who entered the University of Warsaw campus. One person died, another was taken to hospital with injuries," Warsaw Police said in a statement on X.

They said the incident occurred at around 6:40 p.m. (1640 GMT), when the man attacked people on the campus with an axe, adding that the detainee was a 22-year-old Polish citizen.

No further information was immediately available.

(Reporting by Karol Badohal and Alan Charlish; Editing by Gareth Jones)

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