Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

World

Teacher, two students stabbed at Sydney school

-

A teacher and two students were stabbed at a high school in Sydney Thursday with a teenager arrested nearby carrying three knives, but police ruled out any terror links.

Images from the scene showed a meat cleaver among items seized from the 16-year-old boy, a fellow student.

"I didn't kill anyone. You have to tell my brother," he was heard saying while being taken away in handcuffs by police, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

A 48-year-old female teacher and two students -- a 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl -- were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening stab wounds.

"This is not terrorism related, this is a local issue at a local school," Superintendent Peter Lennon told reporters, adding that three knives were found.

A motive has yet to be established.

"The young person we have in custody was not known to the school principal in any fashion, was not known to police, so it was a localised issue, and we will get to the bottom of the reasons why this took place," added Lennon.

A teacher and two students were stabbed at a high school in Sydney Thursday with a teenager arrested nearby carrying three knives, but police ruled out any terror links.

Images from the scene showed a meat cleaver among items seized from the 16-year-old boy, a fellow student.

“I didn’t kill anyone. You have to tell my brother,” he was heard saying while being taken away in handcuffs by police, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

A 48-year-old female teacher and two students — a 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl — were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening stab wounds.

“This is not terrorism related, this is a local issue at a local school,” Superintendent Peter Lennon told reporters, adding that three knives were found.

A motive has yet to be established.

“The young person we have in custody was not known to the school principal in any fashion, was not known to police, so it was a localised issue, and we will get to the bottom of the reasons why this took place,” added Lennon.

AFP
Written By

With 2,400 staff representing 100 different nationalities, AFP covers the world as a leading global news agency. AFP provides fast, comprehensive and verified coverage of the issues affecting our daily lives.

You may also like:

World

Let’s just hope sanity finally gets a word in edgewise.

World

Iranians lift up a flag and the mock up of a missile during a celebration following Iran's missiles and drones attack on Israel, on...

World

An Iranian military truck carries a Sayad 4-B missile past a portrait of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a military parade on April...

World

Tycoon Morris Chang received one of Taiwan's highest medals of honour to recognise his achievements as the founder of semiconductor giant TSMC - Copyright...