Belarus police detain teen who stabbed teacher, classmate to death

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The teenager who killed a teacher and a classmate and wounded two students at a high-school in Stoubcy this morning has been detained by investigators and the riot police, the Ministry of Internal Affaits said. 
 
The attacker is 15 years old, a 10th-grade student. Head of the Investigation Committee Ivan Naskevich will personally control the investigation. 

The tragedy occurred at school No 2 at 8.05 a.m. in Stoubcy, a small district center 70 km off to the south west of the capital Minsk. The teenager attacked a teacher and three classmates and fled, Euroradio reported earlier. 

The teenager was detained in the lobby of a block of flats in Svyardlou Street, reports on social media suggested.