Two teenage girls and a boy were injured in a stabbing at a school in Marijampolė, southwestern Lithuania, on Tuesday morning, and a 17-year-old suspect has been detained, police said.
The incident occurred at Sūduva Gymnasium, where authorities received an initial report at about 07:50 of a young man walking through the building displaying a knife, police spokesperson Ieva Petrulevičienė told BNS.
Shortly afterward, a second report indicated that two girls had been injured. According to preliminary information, both victims were stabbed in the back.
The students, born in 2010 and 2007, were taken to a hospital. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
The school later said on its Facebook page that one more student, a boy in year 12, was also injured in the attack. His injuries are not life-threatening either.
Authorities said the motive remains unclear, but initial findings suggest the victims may have been chosen at random.
“According to preliminary data, they were students who happened to be in his path,” Petrulevičienė said.
Students were evacuated to the school stadium and later moved to the gym. The suspect was detained by police. Parents have been informed, and classes were cancelled for the day.
School headmistress Audronė Vaičiulienė said the student responsible for the attack has psychological issues.
An investigation is ongoing.
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