UCLA student charged with attempted murder

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A UCLA student has been charged with attempted premeditated murder after he allegedly slashed a classmate's throat during a chemistry lab.

The district attorney's office says 20-year-old Damon Thompson will be arraigned Tuesday afternoon. He is being held on $1 million bail.

Thomas is accused of attacking a female student he was standing next to during the lab at the University of California, Los Angeles. Prosecutors say the attack on Thursday was unprovoked and that he stabbed her five times.

Witnesses say Thomas walked calmly into a student information office after the attack and told a staff member he had stabbed someone.

She was taken to the hospital in critical condition and her condition has been improving.