A knife-wielding teenager injured an eight-year-old boy at a school in eastern Germany on Wednesday and then set himself on fire, police said.
Police said the incident took place in Bischofswerda, east of the city of Dresden, German news agency dpa reported. The boy was airlifted to hospital by helicopter with head and neck injuries, according to the regional education ministry, and was in stable condition.
Police initially said the victim was a girl, but later corrected this information.
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A 16-year-old student who set himself on fire after attacking an 8-year-old child with a knife has been arrested at a school in Bischofswerda, Germany. (FoxNews)
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The school building was evacuated after police were alerted to the situation around 9.45am.
The 16-year-old attacker was also a student. Police said he set himself on fire after the knife attack, but the flames were extinguished and he was arrested. He was also taken to hospital.