Polish prosecutor says student had homemade device in backpack — Interia
In the Polish city of Ostrołęka, a 19-year-old student of Vocational School Complex No. 4, whom police detained after a knife attack, had an improvised explosive device in his backpack. This was stated by Poland’s National Prosecutor Dariusz Korneluk, Interia reports.
Smoke in the computer classroom
According to Korneluk, the device almost detonated. He referred to information from the district prosecutor in Ostrołęka, according to which smoke began coming from the student’s backpack at one point while he was already in the computer classroom.
The National Prosecutor said that a teacher and students threw the backpack out of the window. In his opinion, this may have prevented the detonation.
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Investigation into attempted murder
Nine people were injured in the knife attack: five students, two teachers and two bystanders. The injured were taken to hospitals in Łomża and Ostrołęka; according to the outlet, their lives are not in danger.
The Ostrołęka District Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into attempted murder. Korneluk said that bomb disposal experts are currently securing the explosive charges, and procedural actions will also be carried out in connection with this circumstance. According to him, the legal classification of the attempted murder case will certainly be expanded.
