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A Russian drone struck School No. 12 in Kyiv on Thursday, but the warhead failed to detonate, saving 164 people. The incident highlights the intensifying aerial campaign against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, including schools and bridges, as air defenses struggle with faster jet-powered drones.
A second man has been arrested in connection with a deadly sword attack at Brinell School in Fagersta, Sweden, in which a 17-year-old girl was killed and several students injured. An 18-year-old student remains in custody for murder and attempted murder, and prosecutors will decide whether to detain the new suspect. Investigators are probing motives and possible online extremism links; a TikTok account tied to the suspect was taken down. Prime Minister Kristersson visited a memorial as Sweden reflects on past school-violence incidents.
Swedish police say a 17-year-old girl was killed in a Friday sword attack at Brinell High School in Fagersta; the 18-year-old suspect is reportedly another student at the school. Two boys were seriously injured and a third person lightly hurt. Investigators are probing online materials, including a TikTok post linked to the incident. Prosecutors have detained the suspect on murder and multiple counts of attempted murder. Leaders visited the makeshift memorial as campaigning paused ahead of September’s election, and about 80 staff and students have been interviewed as the case unfolds.
A sword-wielding attacker killed one person and wounded two teenagers at Brinell School in Fagersta, central Sweden; the suspect was detained after being shot in the leg by police, as authorities placed nearby centers on lockdown and mounted a large emergency response.
A person armed with a sword attacked Brinellskolan in Fagersta, central Sweden, injuring several people before police detained the suspect; authorities locked down the school, secured the scene with a large police and ambulance presence, and will review camera footage as they investigate.
After a suspected attack on a Nigerian school, several students are missing and authorities are conducting searches as the situation unfolds.
Two Palestinians were killed, including 14-year-old Aws al-Naasan, and three others wounded when Israeli settlers opened fire near a school in al-Mughayyir, in a violence surge tied to ongoing Israeli-Palestinian tensions and frequent settler attacks on education in the West Bank.
Two Palestinians were killed, including a 14-year-old, and four more were wounded when Israeli settlers attacked a school in the West Bank village of Mughayir; the Israeli army said troops were dispatched after rocks were thrown at an Israeli vehicle, with a reserve soldier firing in the area.
Iranians mourn a February missile strike on a Minab elementary school that killed 168 people, including more than 100 children, with families blaming the United States and President Trump; Amnesty International says a U.S.-guided weapon hit the school, fueling anger and vows of resistance.
CBS News reports a preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment suggests the United States is likely responsible for the Feb. 28 bombing of a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, though officials say it was not intentional and may have resulted from dated intelligence misidentifying the area as part of an Iranian military installation; Israel was not operating in the area, and the White House says the investigation is ongoing with no conclusions yet. About 168 people were killed, including many children, according to Iranian state media and HRW, and the attack occurred on the war’s first day.
UN Ambassador Michael Waltz declined to definitively blame Iran for the Feb. 28 strike on a girls’ school in Minab, saying investigators must determine responsibility, even as Trump asserted Iran’s involvement and officials said the case remains under investigation.
An airstrike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab killed about 175 people, mostly children and staff, prompting mass funerals and international condemnation from UNESCO for violating protections for schools; no group claimed responsibility and U.S. officials said they were reviewing the strike.
A girls’ school in Minab, Iran was struck by two missiles, killing 165 people—primarily girls aged 7–12—after survivors had taken shelter from the first hit; the second blast targeted the shelter area, also killing rescuers and par‑ents, in what locals describe as a “double-tap” attack and which has drawn international calls for investigation.
Thousands gathered in Minab, southern Iran, for the funeral of victims from Saturday’s airstrike on a girls’ elementary school, with the death toll listed at 175, many students. The attack—part of the broader U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran—has marked one of the deadliest incidents amid ongoing fighting that has killed more than 800 people across the region; another school strike was reportedly recorded in Tehran. The U.S. Central Command said it was aware of reports of civilian harm and was investigating, with no direct public remarks yet from Washington or Jerusalem on the Minab attack.
A 60-year-old art teacher at La Guicharde secondary school in Sanary-sur-Mer, southern France, was stabbed multiple times by a 14-year-old pupil during class in front of about 20 students. She underwent surgery and is in a stable yet very worrying condition, according to the Education Minister. The student was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder; investigators say there were tensions with the teacher and home issues, with no religious or political motive identified. The school was evacuated, counselling was offered, and this incident feeds ongoing concerns about violence against educators in France and calls for stronger protections.