Pupil wounds teachers with hunting rifle in France
A secondary school pupil in France has shot and wounded a headteacher and a female staff member with a hunting rifle at a school near Marseille.
A 14-year-old student at Joseph Lakanal college in France shot and wounded the headteacher and a female staff member with a hunting rifle, according to a statement from the local mayor. The incident occurred near Marseille, causing panic among students as they sought shelter in the corridors. A school supervisor managed to disarm the teenager before police arrived on the scene.
Both victims were hospitalized but did not suffer life-threatening injuries. French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the violence, which he said was not linked to recent protests against understaffing and funding shortages in schools. The teenager entered the school with the rifle concealed in a guitar case, firing twice at the principal and a teacher.
Some students initially dismissed the first gunshot as construction noise, but upon hearing the second shot, they fled in terror. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen criticized the government's inability to maintain security in schools, stating that they have become dangerous places where students and teachers live in constant fear. Education and interior ministers are scheduled to visit the college later in the day to assess the situation.
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