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Schoolteacher stabbed to death by pupil in southwest France

Police arrested the attacker, who told officers he was possessed & heard voices that instructed him to attack the teacher, according to local media.

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Paris: A teacher has been stabbed to death by a pupil at a high-school in the town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, in southwest France, government officials said on Wednesday.

Pupils fled in panic after the stabbing, local newspaper Sud Ouest said. The teacher was 50 years old, it said, and the stabbing took place in a Roman Catholic school.

Police arrested the pupil, who told officers he was possessed and heard voices that instructed him to attack the teacher, according to local media including BFM TV.

Government spokesman Olivier Veran said the attacker was 16 years old.

“My thoughts are with the family, colleagues and the pupils. I will be going to the site straight away,” said Education Minister Pap Ndiaye.

(Writing by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Ingrid Melander’; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)

Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibilty for its content.

 


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