Child dies in stabbing at Croatian primary school

A child has been killed and others injured in a stabbing at a primary school in Croatia, police say.

The country’s health minister said that a teacher was also injured in the knife attack in Zagreb on Friday. The alleged attacker, a 19-year-old man, was arrested at the scene, local media reported.

Photographs showed police officers, ambulance staff and forensic teams outside the building.

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said he was “horrified” by the incident at Precko Elementary School.

Two adults and five children are in hospital with injuries, according to the health ministry.