Polish retailers remove some Halloween products after school stabbings

Polish retailers are removing some Halloween products after a series of stabbings at educational institutions.

The changes involve chains including Biedronka and Smyk, which are taking items such as fake knives and cleavers off sale.

Three attacks were reported at educational institutions within four days, including one on Saturday at a Warsaw college where three people were injured.

Earlier attacks injured several people, and one at a primary school killed a caretaker.

Police have been deployed to schools as the country responds to the violence.

The government has blamed the harmful influence of online content glorifying violence, while authorities say the attacks are not linked to an organised group.

The government is seeking faster legislation to remove harmful online content, but the sources give no timeline for the proposed changes.