Ukrainian suspect arrested after fatal monastery stabbing in Poland

Polish police have arrested a Ukrainian national after a knife attack at a monastery killed one Catholic priest and wounded four other people. The assault occurred around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 24, in the Polish town of Jarosław. The 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen stabbed four men and one woman on the grounds of the Abbey of Benedictine Sisters on Benedyktyńska Street, according to reports. Mail Online reported that three priests at the monastery were in life-threatening condition and were taken to hospital, along with two other people who were hurt. A local nun, Sister Barbara Dendor, confirmed that a priest had died in the attack. She said: 'We are aware that Father Stanisław has passed away and Father Marek is in serious condition; there are other casualties, but we do not have further details.' 'When I arrived, there was total panic; young people who had come out of the centre witnessed it they were saying, "Some madman, some madman!"' she said. Police were at the scene investigating. Staff Sergeant Anna Długosz told local media: 'Witnesses are being questioned at the scene, an inspection is underway, and we are determining all the circumstances of the incident.' Jarosław Mayor Marcin Nazarewicz told local media that schools in the town had been advised not to let children go outside. He said: 'The crisis management team has now informed schools, offices, and parishes that such an incident occurred and that they should be more vigilant about who enters the buildings.'