Seven -year -old killed at the Kroatian elementary school

Seven -year -old killed at the Kroatian elementary school

attack at the Prečko primary school

The 19-year-old attacker, probably a former student, entered a first class classroom at Prečko primary school on Friday morning and attacked the teacher and several children with a knife, reported the CNN partner N1.

injured and emergency measures

helicopters transport the injured in various hospitals in the city. The teacher suffered life -changing injuries and is in a critical condition, according to the Sveti Duh Hospital.

"The attacker is in police custody. The injured people receive medical treatment," reported the Zagreb.

injured and reactions of the authorities

among the five injuries are three students, as Interior Minister before Bozinovic announced in an explanation. The injuries to these students are not serious. Bozinovic praised the police, who overwhelmed the attacker only 10 minutes after the attack began.

chaotic scenes and eyewitness reports

Witnesses reported chaotic scenes when ambulance hurried to school and fled from the building. Videos divided on social media show dozens of people who ran away from a building to the sports fields of the school.

personal background of the attacker

"I asked the doctor not to release him because he is unable to be outside," said the anonymous mother, as N1 reported.

The attacker is said to have lived near the school, which he completed five years ago.

reactions of politicians

Various officials, including the mayor of the city, Tomislav Tomasevic, and Interior Minister before Bozinovic, are located on site, reported N1.

Premier Andrej Plenkovic said that the country was deeply shaken by this "tragedy" and his government would announce a day of mourning for the victims. Plenkovic added that Minister of Health Irena Hristic will visit the hospitals in which the injuries are treated.

rare school attacks in Croatia

school attacks are rare in Croatia and the Balkan region. Last year, two mass shootings shook Serbia within two days, with the first a attack in the capital Resulted in Belgrade.