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Schoolteacher stabbed to death by pupil in southwest France

cde.news desk 22 February 2023, 13:08 · 1 min read

epa09570922 French police officers stand at a security perimeter following a knife attack in Cannes, France, 08 November 2021. According to French Internior Minister Gerald Darmanin, one police officer was attacked by a man weilding a knife, but was unharmed due to his bulletproof vest. Officials are treating the incident as a terror attack. EPA-EFE/Sebastien Nogier

PARIS, Feb 22 (Reuters) – A teacher has been stabbed to death by a pupil at a high-school in the town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, in southwest France, government officials said on Wednesday.

Pupils fled in panic after the stabbing, local newspaper Sud Ouest said. The teacher was 50 years old, it said, and the stabbing took place in a Roman Catholic school.

Police arrested the pupil, who told officers he was possessed and heard voices that instructed him to attack the teacher, according to local media including BFM TV.

Government spokesman Olivier Veran said the attacker was 16 years old.

“My thoughts are with the family, colleagues and the pupils. I will be going to the site straight away,” said Education Minister Pap Ndiaye.

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