
12-Year-Old Boy Stabs and Injures Six Children at a School in Portugal
Published on September 18, 2024
LISBON, Portugal—Portugal was shaken Tuesday when a 12-year-old boy stabbed and injured six other children in a rare episode of violence inside a school. Portuguese national police said that the victims were from 11 to 14 years old in the attack at the school in Azambuja near Lisbon. One boy was seriously injured with a chest wound but his life is not in danger, Azambuja Mayor Silvino Lúcio said. The boy had been taken to a hospital in Lisbon. The mayor said five girls suffered light wounds to their arms. The attacker was in custody, the police said. No motive was immediately given for the attack....
