At least 3 people have been stabbed at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides high school in Nantes (Image: www.ouest-france.fr)
One person is dead and at least three people are injured after a teenager went on a stabbing rampage at a school in France. A student armed with a knife is understood to have attacked children at the private Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides high school in the Doulon area of Nantes on Thursday afternoon, according to local media.
Reports suggest that the 15 year-old boy launched his attack in two separate classrooms shortly after midday. The attack was stopped after teachers managed to overpower and restrain the knifeman before police arrived on the scene. The severity of the injured victims remains unknown although one student’s condition was described as “serious”.
There is no indication that there was any terrorist motive behind the incident, although French media outlet RTL has reported that a dispute between classmates might have been the cause of the attack.
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In an email sent to parents, the school has confirmed that students who have been confined to safe rooms since the attack will be able to "gradually leave" from 3.30pm.
Member of Parliament for the Alpes-Maritimes Eric Ciotti said: "Total terror in Nantes where several high school students were stabbed on school grounds.
"My thoughts go out to the family of the deceased high school student and those of the injured students.
"Schools must be absolutely safe; they're a sanctuary. Security gates, video surveillance with facial recognition—nothing should be ruled out."
Another student describes how today was "just another day" before the savage attack.
One student told local media: "I was in the foyer, we saw a lot of people running around the courtyard, I heard that someone had a knife. We didn't know whether to believe it.
"Then we saw someone from IT holding the door to the high school building, he was yelling at us to get out."
According to local media, the 15 year old second year student sent a document via email to all students at the school which according to loca media, "paints a dark view of our society."
The document is reported to be twenty pages long and is described as being incoherent.
Former French Prime Minister and current Education Minister Elisabeth Borne says that she is en route to the scene with Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.
She said on X: "A knife attack took place this afternoon at a private school in Nantes.
"I am going there with @BrunoRetailleau to express my solidarity with the victims and my support for the educational community."
According to local media, a high school student entered the grounds of Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides shortly after midday local time armed with a knife.
According to French outlet BFM walked to the second floor where he stabbed one student before making his way downstairs where he stabbed at least three other students.
Police have established a cordon as worried parents make their way to the scene of the attack and investigations continue
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One person is dead and at least three people are injured after a teenager went on a stabbing rampage at a school in France.
A student armed with a knife is understood to have attacked children at the private Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides high school in the Doulon area of Nantes on Thursday afternoon, according to local media.
Reports suggest that the 15 year-old boy launched his attack in two separate classrooms shortly after midday.
The attack was stopped after teachers managed to overpower and restrain the knifeman before police arrived on the scene.
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