Macron expressed support for victims of the school shooting in Aubagne

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed support for the principal and teacher of a secondary school in the southeastern French city of Aubagne who were injured in a school shooting.

Earlier on Monday, BFMTV reported that French law enforcement officers detained a 14-year-old teenager who opened fire with a hunting rifle at the secondary school. Joseph-Lakanal in Aubagne. The director and one of the teachers were injured.

“I express my full solidarity and full support to the principal and teacher who were injured this morning at the secondary school in Aubagne, as well as to the students and parents who are in a state of shock,” Macron wrote on his social media page.

According to the Marseille prosecutor's office, after the shooting incident, a criminal case was opened for attempted murder. At the same time, the detainee had not previously come to the attention of French law enforcement officers.