WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A student was stabbed several times in the arm and leg inside a Brooklyn high school on Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

The 17-year-old girl was attacked inside El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice on Hooper Street in Williamsburg at around 12:20 p.m., authorities said.

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The teen was taken to the hospital for treatment, police said.

An 18-year-old girl was taken into custody, and the charges were pending, police said. A weapon was recovered at the scene, sources said.

The motive was unclear.

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