Teacher killed in attack on Barcelona school

April 20, 2015 03:34 pm | Updated 03:34 pm IST - MADRID

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.

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