Teen attacker, 19, goes on school stab rampage killing girl, 7, & injuring 7 including teacher left fighting for life

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A SEVEN-year-old girl has died and seven more injured after a teen went on a bloody knife rampage at an elementary school in Croatia.

The horror attack took place shortly before 10am on Friday in the usually quiet Precko neighborhood of capital Zagreb.

ReutersA teen has gone on a bloody knife rampage at a primary school in Croatia[/caption]

ReutersPolice and emergency services were pictured at the scene on Friday morning[/caption]

ReutersCrowds were pictured outside the elementary school in capital Zagreb[/caption]

Heartbreaking video footage published by Croatian media showed children, aged just five to 11, running away from the school building.

Parents, teachers, and children were thrust into a horrifying ordeal as a 19-year-old assailant stormed the Prečko Elementary School, leaving blood and devastation in his wake.

Witnesses reported the attacker entering the school and targeting his young victims one by one in a chillingly methodical rampage.

Meanwhile, frantic parents were waiting anxiously at the school gates to see if their children were safe.

One shocked dad told local media: “Everything was chaotic, the police were at the school, the perpetrator ran from the school to the ambulance, 30-40 meters away.

“He was covered in blood, he was supposedly 19 years old, wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt.

“My child is in third grade, she didn’t know what happened. And the children who were in first grade said that he went inside and attacked them one by one.”

A desperate mum, meanwhile, told local outlet Jutarnji that she is still waiting to find her her child, who is in first grade.

She claims that no one is telling her anything, that the other children have gone home, but her child is still missing.

A tearful school staff told outlet 24Sata: “It was terrible, we heard screams and ran.

“I ran away from the school. There were screams, it was terrible.

“I don’t know where my head is. Terrible, terrible… I’m trying to get some parents on the phone. I don’t know what to say, I’m still in shock.”

Police described the attacker as a 19-year-old “young male” and said he had been detained.

It has not yet been confirmed if the attacker is a student at the school.

Health Minister Irena Hrstić confirmed that one child has died, Dnevnik.hr reports.

Students and teachers who were injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals.

One teacher – who was reportedly about to retire – is currently fighting for her life after being rushed to hospital in critical condition.

At least six ambulances were spotted at the site and a helicopter was also seen landing on the school playground to help emergency services.

It is the first school murder in Croatia in 52 years.

Speaking on the horror attack, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said: “We are appalled, as is the entire Croatian public, by this great tragedy that occurred this morning at the Prečko Elementary School in Zagreb.

“We also express our regret and sympathy to the families of the injured children at the Prečko Elementary School.”

The elementary school principal, meanwhile, said distressed: “We can’t be well, we’re not well. We’re not making any statement, please be understanding at this time.”

The acting director of the Clinic for Children’s Diseases Iva Hojsak, told reporters outside the school: “I think this case has absolutely horrified and devastated us all.

“Two boys, aged seven and 11, were brought to us with stab wounds to their bodies.

“Fortunately, they are out of danger at the moment. However, the diagnostic procedure is still ongoing and we need to determine the severity of the injuries.”

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