Knife attacker kills 1, injures 9 at Polish orphanage

The police have arrested the attacker and are probing the cause behind the knife attack that occurred on Tuesday night, said Aneta Sobieraj.

A man who burst into an orphanage in Poland killed a teenage girl and injured nine people in a knife attack, police in the central city of Lodz said.

Four of the injured who sustained injuries were treated on the spot. (Representative image/iStockphoto)

Police have detained the assailant in Tuesday night's incident, and are investigating the reasons for the attack, spokewoman Aneta Sobieraj told public television.

"Unfortunately, as a result of this incident, a 16-year-old girl, a ward of the orphanage, died on the spot, and five people were hospitalised," she added.

Four of the injured were treated on the spot, she said.