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Student killed in French school stabbing attack, reports say | Student killed in French school stabbing attack, reports say |
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Armed French officer were seen outside the school on Thursday | |
One student has been killed and at least three people were injured in stabbing at a private school in western France, French media say. | |
The attack took place at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides high school in Nantes on Thursday, according to reports. | The attack took place at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides high school in Nantes on Thursday, according to reports. |
The attacker is said to have been arrested at the scene after being restrained by a teacher. | |
Police and emergency services were sent to the school, which was evacuated. | |
Eye-witness accounts in local media described students running through the site, with some confined to classrooms after an alarm was sounded. | |
France's Education Minister and Interior Minister are due to visit the school on Thursday afternoon. | |
Élisabeth Borne wrote on social media that she would "express my solidarity with the victims". | |
Nantes public prosecutor Antoine Leroy is said to have visited the school and will hold a press conference at 19:00 local time (17:00 GMT). |