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Pupil arrested after two teachers shot at French school

A 14-year-old was detained after the middle-school principal and teacher were injured.

Pupil arrested after two teachers shot at French school

Two educators were shot at Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, France on Monday morning, according to Mayor Jean-Pierre Squillari. The assailant, a 14-year-old student, was arrested immediately following the incident. Both the principal and the teacher suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were treated at the scene. No students were harmed in the shooting.

Education Minister Edouard Geffray confirmed the incident via social media, noting that a student is suspected of carrying out the attack. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez will visit the school with the head of the pupil later in the day. The headteacher was shot in the leg and the teacher was hit in the thigh. All students were safely confined within seconds of the shots being fired.

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