Student injured in stabbing at school in Australian capital

CANBERRA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- A student has been taken to hospital after being stabbed at a school in Australia's capital on Thursday morning.

Australian Capital Territory's Education Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith told parliament that police officers were called to a stabbing at a secondary school in the southern suburbs of Canberra around 10:30 a.m. local time on Thursday.

Police said that one student had allegedly stabbed another student in the hand.

The victim was taken to hospital by paramedics with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police officers recovered an edged weapon, but the alleged perpetrator fled the scene.