Student Fatally Stabbed by Classmate After Joking in Gharbia

A secondary school student was fatally stabbed by a classmate following an exchange of jokes in the city of El Santa in Egypt’s Gharbia governorate.

The student accused of the attack is in his first year of secondary school. He reportedly stabbed his classmate several times, causing his death.

The brief account linked the attack to joking between the two students. It did not explain what was said or how the exchange escalated into violence.

Neither student was named, and no further details were provided about the circumstances of the stabbing or any legal action taken.