A woman has been killed and a man has been severely injured in an axe attack at the University of Warsaw on Wednesday, according to Polish police. A 22-year-old Polish man has been arrested in connection with the attack which the university has called a "huge tragedy".

A 22-year-old was attacked with an axe on the campus of the University of Warsaw. A woman, approximately 60 years old, was killed, and a member of the University Guard was critically injured. The perpetrator is a law student from the university.

Police said on Wednesday they had detained a 22-year-old Polish man after he killed one person with an axe at Warsaw University, in an attack the institution described as a "huge tragedy".