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| France teacher stabbed in class by man shouting 'Islamic State' | |
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| A teacher has been attacked in a classroom in Aubervilliers, a suburb of the French capital, Paris, by a man citing the so-called Islamic State. | |
| The attacker shouted: "It's Daesh [Islamic State]. It's a warning", stabbing the teacher with a box cutter or scissors before fleeing. | |
| The teacher's life is not in danger, police said, | |
| France remains on high alert after the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November that left 130 people dead. | France remains on high alert after the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November that left 130 people dead. |
| Police sources said the teacher was stabbed in the side and throat at about 07:10 (06:10 GMT) as he was preparing for class in the Jean-Perrin d'Aubervilliers school. | |
| The attacker reportedly arrived wearing a balaclava and gloves but was unarmed and used weapons he found in the classroom. | |
| The man fled on foot after the attack and is still on the run. A search team has been deployed. | |
| The anti-terrorism branch of the Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation for attempted murder in relation to a terrorist act. | |
| The Islamic State's French-language magazine Dar-al-Islam recently urged followers to kill teachers in France, describing them as "enemies of Allah" for teaching secularism, Agence France-Presse news agency reports. |