A 12-year-old boy has been arrested after stabbing six fellow students at a school in Azambuja, a town near Lisbon, on Tuesday. The victims, aged between 11 and 14, were injured in the attack, according to the Portuguese national police.

A 12-year-old boy stabbed and wounded at least five other pupils and a teacher at a school in Portugal on Tuesday, police said after taking the youngster into custody.

A young schoolboy stabbed and injured six other children aged from 11 to 14 at a school in Portugal, in what was described as a "strange" and "isolated attack" in Lisbon

One 12-year-old girl was seriously wounded after being stabbed in the chest and in the head, local media reported. The other victims ranged from 12 to 14 years of age.

A 12-year-old boy stabbed and wounded at least five other pupils and a teacher at a school in Portugal on Tuesday (Sept 17), police said after taking the youngster into custody. None of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries but one girl was taken to a hospital in serious condition,

One child was seriously injured and five other victims suffered light wounds in the attack at a school near Lisbon, Portuguese national police say

A 12-year-old boy has stabbed and injured six children at a school in Portugal, police have said. One pupil was seriously hurt in the attack in Azambuja, a town 50km northeast of the capital Lisbon. The five others suffered light wounds, The victims are aged between 11 and 14.