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IN PHOTOS: One dead, four injured in stabbing at Catholic convent in Jaroslaw, Poland

Updated On: 24 September, 2026 08:23 PM IST | Samuel Dsouza

A stabbing at a Catholic convent in southeastern Poland on Thursday left one person dead and four others wounded, authorities said. Police detained a suspect. Police said they were alerted to the stabbing on the grounds of the abbey in Jaroslaw at around 9:30 am (0730 GMT). Four men and a woman were stabbed. (PIC/AFP)

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Polish law enforcement officers speak with clergymen at the site of a knife attack in Jaroslaw, eastern Poland. Pic/AFP
Polish law enforcement officers speak with clergymen at the site of a knife attack in Jaroslaw, eastern Poland. Pic/AFP
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The victims were taken to a hospital, three of the men suffering serious injuries. Police later said that one of the men had died, Polish news agency PAP reported. Pic/AFP
The victims were taken to a hospital, three of the men suffering serious injuries. Police later said that one of the men had died, Polish news agency PAP reported. Pic/AFP
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Police, who said that they had been alerted to a stabbing by a Ukrainian citizen, said that a 31-year-old foreign national was detained as a suspect at the scene. Pic/AFP
Police, who said that they had been alerted to a stabbing by a Ukrainian citizen, said that a 31-year-old foreign national was detained as a suspect at the scene. Pic/AFP
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People stand behind police tape at the site of a knife attack in Jaroslaw, eastern Poland. Pic/AFP
People stand behind police tape at the site of a knife attack in Jaroslaw, eastern Poland. Pic/AFP
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Polish law enforcement officers work at the site of a knife attack in Jaroslaw, eastern Poland. Pic/AFP
Polish law enforcement officers work at the site of a knife attack in Jaroslaw, eastern Poland. Pic/AFP
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A man stands behind police tape at the site of a knife attack in Jaroslaw, eastern Poland. Pic/AFP
A man stands behind police tape at the site of a knife attack in Jaroslaw, eastern Poland. Pic/AFP

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