Belarus teen stabs teacher, classmate to death

A 15-year-old Belarusian yesterday stabbed his teacher and a classmate to death while seriously injuring two others, authorities said, in a rare school attack in the ex-Soviet nation.

The teenager arrived at school before the first lesson and stabbed his history teacher in the neck, fatally injuring her, local media reported.

He then entered a neighbouring classroom and killed a student, before escaping via the window and injuring two more.