Knife attack at Jarosław abbey kills priest and injures four
A 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen attacked five people at the Benedictine Sisters’ abbey in Jarosław, Poland, on September 24; a priest later died and four others were injured. The suspect was arrested, and prosecutors said he took the knife from the site’s kitchen.
Countries involved Ukraine · 3 outletsPoland · none in our sources
First reported among our outlets by TASS (Russia), · most coverage from Ukraine (2), United Kingdom (1), Spain (1), South Korea (1)
What the parties said
Ukraine
In the Convent of the Benedictine Sisters in Jarosław, a citizen of Ukraine committed a horrific crime.
According to the information available so far, a Catholic priest has been killed, and several other people have been injured.
Poland
“A stabbing at a Catholic convent in southeastern Poland on Thursday (September 24, 2026) left one person dead and four others wounded,”
Polish police said four men and one woman were stabbed in the attack on Thursday morning on the abbey grounds.
The attacker stabbed four men and one woman on the premises of the Benedectine Sisters' Abbey before police arrived at the scene the morning of Sept. 24, according to local…
Coverage
The Kyiv Independent · Ukraine24 Sep 20:16'A horrific crime' — Ukrainian man kills 1, injures 4 in stabbing at Polish monastery
Two of the other victims are in serious condition, District Prosecutor Bozena Harasz-Woloszyn said.
Ukrainska Pravda · Ukraine24 Sep 15:47Zelenskyy on fatal attack by Ukrainian at Polish monastery: We are shaken by this evil
The man trespassed onto the monastery grounds and then entered the kitchen area.
Ukrinform · Ukraine24 Sep 16:19Zelensky reacts to attack at Polish Benedictine convent: Shocked by this evil
In the Convent of the Benedictine Sisters in Jarosław, a citizen of Ukraine committed a horrific crime.
1 killed, 4 injured in knife attack at monastery in southeastern Poland
A 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen attacked four men and a woman with a knife at a monastery in the city of Jaroslaw on Thursday morning, the report of Rzeszow Info said.
1 more from Xinhua
1 killed, 4 injured in knife attack at monastery in southeastern Poland
South China Morning Post · Hong Kong24 Sep 18:11Knife attack at Polish abbey leaves priest dead and 4 injured
The man used a knife he took from a kitchen there to attack one woman and four men, including one priest who was in a confessional, a prosecutor said.
Yonhap News Agency · South Korea24 Sep 17:03Ukrainian goes on knife rampage at Polish monastery… one priest killed
Der Spiegel · Germany24 Sep 20:14Poland: Fatal knife attack at monastery near Ukrainian border
El País · Spain24 Sep 14:41One priest killed and four injured in knife attack at a monastery in Poland
BBC News · United Kingdom24 Sep 19:18Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbey
Polish police said four men and one woman were stabbed in the attack on Thursday morning on the abbey grounds.
Okaz · Saudi Arabia24 Sep 18:29Priest killed and 4 injured in bloody attack inside Polish monastery
RIA Novosti · Russia24 Sep 16:01Tusk vows to harshly punish Ukrainian who killed priest in Poland
TASS · Russia24 Sep 11:25One of five Poles injured by Ukrainian man wielding knife dies in Jaroslaw
One person has died from injuries sustained in an attack by a Ukrainian man armed with a knife at an abbey in the Polish city of Jaroslaw, the TVN24 channel reported.
1 more from TASS
FACTBOX: Ukrainian national carries out attack at abbey in Poland
The Hindu · India24 Sep 14:47Stabbing at Catholic convent in Poland leaves one dead, four wounded
Police later said that one of the men had died, Polish news agency PAP reported.
Where accounts differ
Where the attack began
Polish media reports cited by the BBC said the attacker first injured a priest in a nearby café, then attacked four other people inside the abbey.
Reports in Polish media said the attacker first injured a priest in a nearby cafe, and then another four people inside the abbey itself.
Police and local officials were reported as saying the five people were stabbed on the abbey grounds.
Polish police said four men and one woman were stabbed in the attack on Thursday morning on the abbey grounds.
The attacker stabbed four men and one woman on the premises of the Benedectine Sisters' Abbey before police arrived at the scene the morning of Sept. 24, according to local…