18-year-old Egyptian student is in critical condition in hospital after being stabbed in the spleen by an 18-year-old student of foreign origin in a spat for 'sentimental reasons' in a high school in La Spezia Friday

An 18-year-old student of Egyptian origin is in critical condition after being stabbed in the spleen by another student of foreign origin in a high school in La Spezia due to a dispute over sentimental reasons. The incident has been described as 'unprecedented gravity' by Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara.