NEWARK — A man who stabbed a Rutgers-Newark student in the campus' library this morning has been taken into custody, according to authorities.

In a statement, the university said the incident began at around 10:20 a.m., when a female undergraduate student was assaulted by a man brandishing a sharp object in the John Cotton Dana Library on University Avenue.

The attacker, who was "not a member of the RU-N community", was quickly apprehended by university police and remains in custody.

"There is no ongoing threat to the RU-N community," the university said.

The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital, where she has since been joined by her family, Rutgers-Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor, and other university leaders, the school said.

Multiple students who were inside the library at the time said the man was exhibiting strange behavior including talking to himself. The altercation occurred after the student asked him to quiet down, the witnesses said.

Rutgers-Newark said the library would remain open as university police reviewed all evidence and circumstances surrounding the incident.

Counseling services have also made been made available for students, employees and other staff at the school.

"The thoughts of the whole RU-N community are with our student and her family, including fervent wishes for a speedy recovery," the university said.

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