Teenager stabs teachers, pupil in Spanish school

Teenager stabs teachers, pupil in Spanish school

One of the victims will undergo surgery while the other three suffered light wounds.

Police said the attacker has been detained following the incident in Jerez de la Frontera. (AFP pic)
MADRID:
A teenager wounded three teachers and one pupil in a stabbing in a high school in Jerez de la Frontera, southern Spain, police said.

One of the teachers will undergo surgery, while the other three victims suffered light wounds, a source from Andalusia’s health services said.

Police said the attacker had been detained.

Canal SUR television channel showed parents congregating outside the school gates.

A pupil’s mother told the station the attacker had wielded two large knives from his backpack inside a classroom and attacked fellow pupils and teachers at about 8.15am local time, telling them he would kill them.

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