Following a knife attack at an integrated vocational training centre in the Txantrea district of Pamplona, Txantrea the centre and the Departamento de Educación of the Gobierno de Navarra on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, began measures to support pupils, teachers and families and gradually stabilised normal operations. The education authority confirmed this in the morning.
According to consistent reports from Pamplona a young person was injured in a stabbing in the morning and taken to hospital. Local media reported that police had arrested a suspect. No official details about the age or identity of those involved, or the victim’s condition, were available by the time of publication.
The school management and the education authority quickly set up psychosocial support services and increased supervision and security at the site to safeguard day-to-day coexistence at the school. According to the authority, the teaching team is to be supported in dealing with the incident; internal procedures and prevention protocols are also being reviewed. The aim is to continue lessons in an orderly manner while taking the school community’s protection needs into account.
The Policía Municipal de Pamplona and other emergency services are investigating the circumstances of the alleged knife attack. The investigation includes the exact location of the incident in the area around the centre, what happened and a possible motive. The authorities urged people not to speculate until confirmed information is available.
Pamplona and the Comunidad Foral de Navarra have established emergency and intervention protocols at vocational training centres, which are regularly evaluated after incidents of this kind. According to the education department, the current investigation may also lead to changes in security plans and in coordination between the school, education authorities and police. No specific decisions have been made; they are expected only after the official review has been completed.
What is clear is that the immediate priority for those responsible in Pamplona on Tuesday was to provide psychological and organisational support and return to normal lessons as soon as it was responsible to do so. Further official announcements from the Gobierno de Navarra and the investigating police are expected over the coming days.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).