France school shooting: Pupil, 14, arrested after two teachers injured by shotgun fire
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France school shooting: Pupil, 14, arrested after two teachers injured by shotgun fire
The pupil entered the school armed with a hunting rifle
Maira Butt Monday 12 October 2026 10:38 BST
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Two teaching staff have been injured by gunfire at a school in France, according to education minister Edouard Geffray.
The attacker is suspected to be a 14-year-old pupil and has been arrested, according to Le Parisien, citing police sources.
The pupil is reported to have entered the school with a 12-gauge shotgun, a hunting rifle, according to the publication.
The incident took place at the Joseph-Lakanal college in Aubagne, near Marseille.
A headteacher and a teacher were wounded in their lower bodies by the shooting and have sustained minor injuries.
It follows days of students protests and violent clashes with police. However, Le Parisien says there is “no connection to the high school protests, as this school is not affected by the blockades.”
Geffray said he would be attending the scene of the incident along with interior minister Laurent Nunez.
“Two staff members from the National Education system, a principal and a teacher, were victims this morning of gunshot wounds at Lakanal middle school in Aubagne,” Geffray wrote in a post on X on Monday.
“A student is said to be the perpetrator. I am heading to the scene immediately with @NunezLaurent and @SabrinaRoubache.
“In the face of this new attack, the National Education system will, as always, remain united and strong, around an educational community sorely tried.
“But this unacceptable act bears witness once again to the spread of unbridled violence in our society, against which we must all mobilise. In words as in deeds.”
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