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| France teacher stabbed in class by man shouting 'Islamic State' | 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. | 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 attacker shouted: "It's Daesh [Islamic State]. It's a warning", stabbing the teacher with a box cutter or scissors before fleeing. |
| The life of the teacher, who was alone in the room, is not in danger. | |
| 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. |
| Fled on foot | |
| Police sources said the teacher was stabbed in the side and throat at about 07:30 (06:30 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 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 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 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. | 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. |
| Security has been strengthened at schools since the Paris attacks. | |
| Last week, Education Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem said the terrorist threat was "real and permanent", adding: "All public places must be protected, particularly schools." | |
| Aubervilliers is in the Seine-Saint-Denis department of the Ile-de-France region. | |
| In the 2010 census, Aubervilliers had a population of 76,000, including a large number of immigrants, mostly from North African Maghreb countries. |