Police: Attacker armed with an ax wounds 9 students at high school in southern Germany

September 20th, 2009 Masked police chief sparks brief school lockdownMONTROSE, Mich. — A masked police chief planning to surprise Michigan high school students in a forensic science class ended up sparking a brief lockdown after being spotted by a cafeteria worker.

September 18th, 2009 Prosecutor: 'Apocalypse' planned by German studentANSBACH, Germany — An 18-year-old who stormed his school armed with an ax, knives and Molotov cocktails in an attack that injured nine people had marked the date in his calendar with the words "apocalypse today," German prosecutors said Friday. A 15-year-old girl who was struck in the head with an ax during Thursday's attack underwent a successful seven-hour operation, while another 15-year-old girl who suffered second-degree burns and smoke inhalation remained in intensive care, the Nuremberg hospital treating them announced.

September 18th, 2009 Prosecutor: Teen planned 'apocalypse' at schoolANSBACH, Germany — A German prosecutor says an 18-year-old who stormed his school armed with an ax, knives and Molotov cocktails in an attack that injured nine people had marked the date in his calendar with the word "apocalypse." Ansbach State Prosecutor Juergen Krach said the teen remained hospitalized Friday and could not be questioned, but a search of his home turned up the calendar on which he had marked Sept. 17 and a handwritten will.

September 17th, 2009 Teen wounds 8 students, 1 teacher at German schoolANSBACH, Germany — An 18-year-old armed with an ax, knives and Molotov cocktails attacked his high school in southern Germany on Thursday, injuring eight pupils and a teacher before police shot and arrested him, authorities said. As the mayhem erupted on the third floor, roughly 700 other students fled the building, including some who barricaded a classroom door before running down an emergency staircase.

September 17th, 2009 Attacker wounds 9 students at German schoolANSBACH, Germany — An 18-year-old student armed with an ax and knives lobbed Molotov cocktails at his high school in southern Germany on Thursday, wounding nine pupils before he was shot and arrested by police. The teenager entered the Carolinum High School in the Bavarian town of Ansbach on Thursday morning and threw one Molotov cocktail before police were alerted and arrived at the scene, said Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann.

September 17th, 2009 Police: Students attacked at German schoolBERLIN — Police in southern Germany say several students have been injured in an attack at a high school and a man has been arrested. Spokesman Ralf Koch from the Franken region of Bavaria said Thursday that a young man had been detained on suspicion of the attacks.

September 17th, 2009 Police: 10 students injured at German schoolANSBACH, Germany — A 19-year-old student armed with an ax attacked his high school in southern Germany on Thursday, wounding nine pupils, police said. The alleged attacker, who was arrested, was also injured at Carolinum High School in the Bavarian town of Ansbach, said Nuremberg police spokeswoman Elke Schoenwald.

September 17th, 2009 A glance at school violence in recent yearsA student armed with an ax and Molotov cocktails attacked his high school in southern Germany on Thursday. Here is a glance at some of the worst school violence worldwide in recent years: April 30: Farda Gadyrov, 29, enters the prestigious Azerbaijan State Oil Academy in the capital, Baku, armed with an automatic pistol and clips.

August 26th, 2009 Calif. teen charged as adult in school bomb attackSAN MATEO, Calif. — A 17-year-old boy accused of detonating two pipe bombs at a Northern California high school while armed with a chain saw, sword and explosives was charged Wednesday with attempting to murder two faculty members.

August 26th, 2009 Teen arrested in bomb attack charged as adultSAN MATEO, Calif. — A 17-year-old boy accused of detonating two pipe bombs at a Northern California high school while armed with a chain saw, sword and explosives will be tried as an adult, prosecutors said Wednesday.

August 26th, 2009 Teen charged as adult in Calif. school bomb attackSAN MATEO, Calif.

July 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - A dispute among students over the duration of the tiffin break in a school erupted in clashes in Naoda in Berhampur subdivision of West Bengal's Murshidabad district where four people died in clashes and police firing since Friday, police said. After two people died in clashes between two groups in Jhaubona village, two were killed in police firing that followed, state Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh told IANS.

June 30th, 2009 Detroit police: 7 teenagers shot near high schoolDETROIT — Detroit police say at least seven teenagers have been shot near a high school but their conditions aren't known. Detroit Police spokesman Rod Liggons tells WXYZ-TV the victims were shot Tuesday afternoon at a bus stop by gunmen who emerged from a green minivan.

March 12th, 2009 WINNENDEN - A gunman on a shooting spree killed 10 people at a school in German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg Wednesday, the state's interior ministry said. Nine of the victims were students.

March 11th, 2009 WINNENDEN - A gunman killed two students in a shooting spree at a German school Wednesday, police said. Several students were injured in the 9.30 a.m.