School attacks are rare in Croatia and the Balkan region. Last year, Serbia was rocked by two mass shootings in as many days, the first of which targeted a school in the capital Belgrade.

ZAGREB, Croatia — A knife-wielding teenager walked into a school in Croatia’s capital on Friday, stabbed a 7-year-old girl to death, and wounded five more children and a teacher, authorities said.

A former student of a primary school in Croatia's capital city of Zagreb went on a stabbing spree on Friday, killing a seven-year-old child and injuring four others. Citing a statement from the ...