- A man allegedly stabbed a woman and a 7-year-old girl with a knife at an elementary school in Esslingen, near Stuttgart.
- The incident occurred at 8 a.m. on Friday.
- Both were sent to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A man allegedly stabbed a woman and a 7-year-old girl with a knife at an elementary school in southwestern Germany before fleeing, as per police on Friday.
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The school in Esslingen, near Stuttgart, was closed for a regional vacation, although some students were cared for there.
The girl and the woman, a 61-year-old supervisor, were sent to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
According to a police statement, officers were looking for a man described as being in his early 30s.
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Investigators are also gathering information regarding the events leading up to the incident, which occurred at 8 a.m.
