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Attack on school in Germany leaves injured; 16-year-old suspect is arrested

Welfen-Gymnasium High School in Shongau, in the state of Bavaria, Germany. Reproduction/Google Maps An attack at a high school in Germany this Wednesday (8) left several injured, two with serious injuries, local police...

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Attack on school in Germany leaves injured; 16-year-old suspect is arrested
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Welfen-Gymnasium High School in Shongau, in the state of Bavaria, Germany. Reproduction/Google Maps An attack at a high school in Germany this Wednesday (8) left several injured, two with serious injuries, local police reported. A 16-year-old suspect was detained. ? Follow g1's international news channel on WhatsApp Police in Schongau, in the state of Bavaria, in the far south of the country, said they had mobilized a "major police operation with a large number of officers" to respond to the incident. "We are currently aware that several people were injured at the Welfen-Gymnasium. The number of people involved and the severity of the injuries are currently being investigated," police said in a post on the social network X.

The police stated that a suspect was arrested, and hours later stated that he was a 16-year-old teenager. The area around the school was cordoned off, and police asked local people to avoid the area. The police had not specified how many were injured nor had they released any further details about the attack until the last update of this report. This report is being updated.

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