# Ukrainian man kills one, injures four in knife attack at Polish abbey

https://mins.news/en/item/72780

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-24 17:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/24/ukrainian-knifeman-kills-one-wounds-four-at-abbey-in-poland?traffic_source=rss

> A 31-year-old Ukrainian man allegedly attacked clergy and worshippers with a knife at a Benedictine abbey in Jaroslaw, southern Poland, killing one person and injuring four. Two victims were in critical condition. The motive remained unclear, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack as a “horrific crime”.

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