Teacher killed, others wounded in attack on Barcelona school

Spanish police have arrested a minor on suspicion of killing a teacher and wounding four others in an attack at a high school in Barcelona.

High school Instituto Joan Fuster's principal, Dolors Perramon (C) talks to media next to Barcelona's Mayor, Xavier Trias (L), and Catalonian regional Education Minister, Irene Rigau (R), after a student burst into the school with a handmade crossbow in Barcelona. (EPA/TONI GARRIGA) Source: EFE

Spanish police have arrested a minor on suspicion of killing a teacher and wounding four others in an attack at a high school in Barcelona on Monday.

The alleged attacker was aged under 14, a police spokesman said, but he could not immediately confirm that he was a pupil at the school. It appeared the perpetrator had used a crossbow, police said earlier although this had still to be confirmed.

Firearms have been ruled out. State new agency EFE also said the perpetrator had carried a knife.

The teacher killed was a male, while students were among those wounded, though none seriously, police said.

(Reporting by Raquel Castillo; Writing by Sarah White; Editing by Angus MacSwan)