WARSAW, May 7, 2025 (Reuters) – Polish police announced on Wednesday that they had arrested a 22-year-old man after he killed one person with an axe at the University of Warsaw, in what the institution described as a “major tragedy.”
“Police have arrested a man who entered the University of Warsaw campus. One person has died, and another has been taken to the hospital with injuries,” Warsaw Police said in a statement on X.
The incident occurred at approximately 18:40 (16:40 GMT) when the man attacked individuals on the campus with an axe, with authorities adding that the detained individual is a 22-year-old Polish national.
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