German school horror as pupil, 16, stabs and seriously wounds eight-year-old schoolboy then sets himself on fire

A 16-year-old student today stabbed and seriously injured an eight-year-old schoolboy before setting himself on fire, a case that sent shockwaves through Germany.

The teenager ran through an elementary school building in Bischofswerda, east of the city of Dresden, wielding a knife before launching his savage attack at the child.

The boy suffered head and neck injuries and was taken to a hospital by helicopter.

The 16-year-old attacker, also a student, was overpowered and also taken to a hospital. According to the police, the situation was under control.

The school building was evacuated.

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