First grader dies in knife attack at elementary school! Several injured, teacher operated on

Zagreb (Croatia) - Horror and dismay, the Croatian capital Zagreb is in shock. At least one pupil was killed late on Friday morning in a shocking act of bloodshed at an elementary school in the west of Zagreb.

According to the country's media and the Ministry of Health, a 50-year-old teacher and six other children were also injured.

According to the report, a man dressed in black and armed with a knife entered the premises of the educational institution at around 9.30 a.m. and suddenly stabbed several people.

According to initial information, the alleged perpetrator was a 19-year-old.

He was overpowered within a few minutes by the police who rushed to help. Before he was arrested, he is said to have repeatedly injured himself with the sharp object before the officers were able to arrest him. He had apparently tried to take his own life.

Further details about the victims are not known, but according to the news platform Index.hr, the deceased was a first-grader.

The teacher was seriously injured in the knife attack and had to undergo surgery. However, her life is not in danger, according to the news portal Dnevnik, citing the police .

Pictures circulating on the internet show a large contingent of emergency services. A rescue helicopter is also at the scene. Further details are still unclear and the operation is still ongoing.

First reported at 1.05 p.m., last updated at 1.25 p.m.