School attacks are rare in Croatia and the Balkan region. Last year, Serbia was rocked by two mass shootings in as many days, the first of which targeted a school in the capital Belgrade.

They described the attacker as a "young male" and said he had been detained. Croatia's Interior Ministry said the attacker was 19 years old. Local media reported the attacker was a former student ...

A seven-year-old pupil was killed and several others wounded in an unprecedented stabbing attack at a school ... thought to be the first of its kind in Croatia. Parents and pupils expressed ...

A 19-year-old former student fatally stabbed a seven-year-old girl and injured several others, including a teacher, at Prečko Elementary School in Zagreb, Croatia, on Friday. Newsweek has ...

ZAGREB, Croatia — Hundreds walked in silence in Croatia's capital on Monday, seeking action after a pupil was killed and three other children were wounded in a knife attack at a school in Zagreb.

Croatian pupils returned to school on Tuesday after the winter break with tightened security measures in place after a seven-year-old was killed by an intruder last month.

CORRECTS number of wounded to four in intro, and total stabbed to five in para 3 Croatia's capital Zagreb responded with shock Saturday to an unprecedented stabbing attack at a school that killed ...