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Teenage suspect in US high school stabbings appears before judge

EXPORT, Pa. – A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing and slashing 19 students and a police officer at a suburban Pittsburgh high school is appearing before a judge.

Authorities haven’t identified the boy. He appeared in court shackled by his hands and feet and was dressed in a hospital gown. Charges are expected to be filed soon.

Witnesses say the boy tackled a freshman and stabbed him in the stomach on Wednesday morning and then got up and ran wildly down a hall, slashing other students. They say he had a blank expression on his face before an assistant principal tackled him.

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