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Germany: 17-year-old charged in school knife attack
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A 17-year-old has been charged in connection with a knife attack at a school in western Germany in February.
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Police gathered outside the Wilhelm-Dörpfeld high school in Wuppertal, Germany
Police respond to the scene of the knife attack in FebruaryImage: Christoph Reichwein/dpa/picture alliance
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German state prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old with four counts of attempted murder as well as grievous bodily harm after a knife attack at a high school in the western German city of Wuppertal in February.
On February 22, four male students suffered stab wounds after the 17-year-old suddenly attacked his fellow pupils during a break between lessons before causing severe injury to himself as well.
There were no fatalities but three of the pupils, including the attacker, were treated in intensive care, while three further female students suffered from shock
