Shooting attack at school in France: 14-year-old student shot the principal and teacher
A 14-year-old student injured the principal and teacher with a hunting rifle at a secondary school in the town of Aubagne, near Marseille.
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- A 14-year-old student injured the school principal and a teacher with a hunting rifle at a secondary school in the French town of Aubagne.
- It was stated that the attacker, who was taken into custody, smuggled the gun into the school in his guitar bag.
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Why It Matters
In France, high school student protests have been continuing throughout the country for about three years and violent incidents have occurred from time to time.
An armed attack took place at a secondary school in the town of Aubagne, located near the city of Marseille in southern France.
In the incident that took place at Joseph Lakanal Secondary School, a 14-year-old student opened fire with a shotgun, wounding the school principal and a female teacher.
Aubagne Mayor Jean-Pierre Squillari announced that the attacker was disarmed by a school guard before police teams arrived at the scene.
Stating that the injured were taken to the hospital, Squillari stated that both people's injuries were not life-threatening.
HE BROUGHT THE GUN TO SCHOOL IN HIS GUITAR BAG
According to the news of French BFMTV television, the 14-year-old student brought the hunting rifle to school by hiding it in a guitar bag.
Mayor Squillari stated that the attack took place in the school corridor and said, "This is a child studying at the school. He entered the school with a rifle. The investigation will reveal how he entered. He fired two shots towards the principal and a teacher in the corridor."
It has not yet been determined for what reason the student, who was detained after the attack, carried out the action.
The attack took place in the shadow of the protests of high school students, which have been going on for about three weeks across France and have occasionally witnessed violent incidents.
However, initial findings do not indicate any connection between the shooting and the protests across the country.
French President Emmanuel Macron also condemned the violence during student protests in his statement on Monday.
The investigation into the cause of the attack continues.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The results of the investigation into the cause of the attack will be announced.
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- How did the attacker student obtain the hunting rifle?
- What was the motivation behind the attack?
