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14-year-old suspect arrested after school shooting in Aubagne, France

A 14-year-old student in Aubagne, France, has been apprehended by police after allegedly shooting two teachers at the Joseph Lakanal Middle School. The incident occurred when the student, who reportedly concealed a hunting gun in a guitar case, fired multiple shots across two floors of the school. A staff member managed to disarm the assailant before police took him into custody. The French education minister commented on the event, highlighting a perceived increase in societal violence. AI

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14-year-old suspect arrested after school shooting in Aubagne, France

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    French police detain pupil, 14, suspected of shooting principal and teacher

    French police detained a 14-year-old suspected of opening fire Monday on his head teacher and a teacher with a hunting gun that he hid in a guitar case, wounding both in a rare school shooting, prosecutors said. A staff member at the Joseph Lakanal Middle School in Aubagne, east …