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How common are school attacks?

While school violence is a global concern, multiple attacks like those seen in Poland this week are relatively rare in European countries. Most incidents involve isolated events rather than a series of attacks across different institutions. The scale of police response, checking nearly 50,000 schools, highlights the unusual nature of these events for Poland.

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