Cars by Police and rescue personnel are parked near the secondary school Schongau, in the southern German state of Bavaria, where several people have been wounded and a suspect arrested in an attack on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Christoph PETERS / DPA / AFP)
Munich, Germany: German police said several people had been wounded and a suspect arrested in an attack at a secondary school in the southern German state of Bavaria on Wednesday.
The perpetrator appeared to have deliberately targeted the school in a suspected "rampage", a police spokeswoman told AFP.
The number and severity of injuries were still unclear, she added.
Police said people should avoid the area following the incident at the Welfen grammar school in Schongau, a town just north of the Alps.
"A suspected perpetrator has been arrested," local police said in an X post.
"A major police operation is underway. We are on site with numerous forces."
German police said Wednesday that the suspect held over an attack at a secondary school in Bavaria was a "16-year-old boy".
"According to current information two girls have been seriously injured," the local police added in an X post about the incident in Schongau, a town just north of the Alps.
