In brief
In Aubagne, a 14‑year‑old pupil entered Lakanal middle school with a firearm and fired two shots that wounded a principal and a teacher. The student was apprehended immediately by staff and later detained by police. No children were injured, and the teachers received medical care for non‑life‑threatening wounds. French officials confirmed the incident is unrelated to ongoing protests over school conditions, and the Education Minister is visiting the scene with the Interior Minister.
A 14‑year‑old student was arrested after two teachers were shot at Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, France.
The incident, that took place on Monday morning, started when the pupil entered the school with a gun and fired shots that wounded a 53‑year‑old principal and a 37‑year‑old teacher.
Police detained the student immediately and a staff member restrained him before law‑enforcement arrived. The teachers were treated for non‑life‑threatening injuries and no students were harmed.
Sources say the shooting is unrelated to ongoing protests over school conditions. Education Minister Edouard Geffray and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez visited the scene later that day.
