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Six Sustain Injuries in Washington State School Stabbing

By Web News 167

Six people have been injured in a stabbing at a school in the US state of Washington following an altercation.

According to Tacoma Fire Department, Five high school students and an adult security guard were taken to hospital on Thursday, and also, all were in stable condition.

Police said it detained the suspect, a student at Foss High School, who was also injured in the incident.

The Public Information Officer, Shelbie Boyd, said the suspect was booked on five counts of first-degree assault.

Boyd responded to reports of an active assault at 13:35 local time. The fire department said it also attended the scene, where it treated and transported six patients, who were taken to the hospital.

Tacoma Fire Department initially reported four students to be in critical condition.
One adult had minor injuries, including the suspect.

The authorities later confirmed that all patients were in stable condition as of 16:00 local time, urging anyone with video of the incident to get in touch with police.

Foss High School will remain shut on Friday following the incident, according to an alert on the school’s website. It will reopen on Monday 4 May, with counsellors on site to support staff and students.

In 2007, 17-year-old Samnang Kok was shot and killed in a hallway at Foss High School.

The shooter, 18-year-old Douglas Chanthabouly, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 23 years in prison.

BBC/Taiwo Akinola

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One Dead, Nine Missing in Washington Plane Crash

By Web News 673

One person was killed and rescue crews were searching for nine others after a small plane crashed along the coast of the US state of Washington on Sunday, the coast guard said.

The Coast Guard said it received a report of the crash around 3:11 pm (2211 GMT) and dispatched helicopters and boats to scour the area. Local search and rescue officials were also on the scene.

“One deceased individual was recovered by crews on scene. Nine individuals remain unaccounted for, and a safety zone has been put into effect to help facilitate search efforts,” the coast guard said in a statement, adding that no cause for the crash had yet been determined.

The plane crashed while flying over the Pacific Ocean inlet of Puget Sound while on its way to Renton Municipal Airport near Seattle.

Flight tracking website Flight Radar 24 said it was monitoring reports of the crash, and that it had recorded the last signal from a 55-year-old de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter — a single-engine propeller plane — in the area at 3:08 pm local time at 100 feet (30.5 meters) of altitude.

Initially, the Coast Guard’s Pacific Northwest division tweeted that eight adults and one child were on board. It later tweeted an update that they were searching for 10 passengers.

Punch/Titilayo Kupoliyi

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