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A 14-year-old student stabbed an educator during a routine bag search in a Haute-Marne middle school, police have said | |
A French middle school student launched a deadly knife attack on a teaching assistant during a routine bag check on Tuesday, Haute-Marne police have said. | A French middle school student launched a deadly knife attack on a teaching assistant during a routine bag check on Tuesday, Haute-Marne police have said. |
The teacher was rushed to hospital but died later from her wounds. An officer involved in apprehending the 14-year old attacker was also injured in the incident, local daily Journal de Haute-Marne (JHM) wrote, citing a correspondent on the scene. | The teacher was rushed to hospital but died later from her wounds. An officer involved in apprehending the 14-year old attacker was also injured in the incident, local daily Journal de Haute-Marne (JHM) wrote, citing a correspondent on the scene. |
The attack comes amid a widespread concern with escalating knife crime in the country. French police have been stepping up random bag searches in schools to battle the increasing number of incidents. | The attack comes amid a widespread concern with escalating knife crime in the country. French police have been stepping up random bag searches in schools to battle the increasing number of incidents. |
“A student pulled out a knife and seriously injured a teaching assistant,” while officers were carrying bag checks at Dolto Middle School in Nogent, local police said in a press release on Tuesday. “The attacker, neutralized by the police officers present at the scene, is currently in police custody at the Nogent gendarmerie.” | “A student pulled out a knife and seriously injured a teaching assistant,” while officers were carrying bag checks at Dolto Middle School in Nogent, local police said in a press release on Tuesday. “The attacker, neutralized by the police officers present at the scene, is currently in police custody at the Nogent gendarmerie.” |
In a statement on X on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the attack as part of “a senseless wave of violence.” | In a statement on X on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the attack as part of “a senseless wave of violence.” |
The victim is survived by a young son, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wrote on X. “Our thoughts go out to her little boy, his family, his loved ones, and the entire educational community,” he wrote. | The victim is survived by a young son, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wrote on X. “Our thoughts go out to her little boy, his family, his loved ones, and the entire educational community,” he wrote. |
“The threat of bladed weapons among our children has become critical,” Bayrou wrote. He stressed the importance of making the problem “a public enemy.” | “The threat of bladed weapons among our children has become critical,” Bayrou wrote. He stressed the importance of making the problem “a public enemy.” |
In April, after a teenage girl was killed and three students wounded in a mass stabbing at a private school in Nantes, Bayrou called for “more intensive checks around and inside schools.” | In April, after a teenage girl was killed and three students wounded in a mass stabbing at a private school in Nantes, Bayrou called for “more intensive checks around and inside schools.” |
The French Education Ministry reported that 958 random bag checks resulted in 94 knives being seized in schools throughout France between late March and late April. | The French Education Ministry reported that 958 random bag checks resulted in 94 knives being seized in schools throughout France between late March and late April. |
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