Two 13-year-old girls were seriously injured in an attack at a secondary school in Schongau, Bavaria, on Thursday, prompting a major police response at the site.
Officers deployed in force to Welfen-Gymnasium, a state secondary school in the Weilheim-Schongau district, after reports of the assault. A teenager was subsequently arrested in connection with the incident.
Bavarian authorities confirmed the two victims sustained serious injuries. No further details on their condition have been released. The nature of the attack and the precise sequence of events remain under active investigation.
German police have not publicly identified the arrested teenager or disclosed a motive. The school was secured as part of the operational response. Local authorities are expected to issue a further statement as the investigation proceeds.