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Police respond to stabbing at private Catholic high school in Nantes, France. (Credit: APTN)
French police arrested a student Thursday after he allegedly killed another student and injured three others in a stabbing attack at his private Catholic school.
The 15-year-old attacker was overpowered by teachers at the Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides High School in Nantes before police arrived, a law enforcement spokesperson told Reuters.
“A knife attack took place this afternoon at a private school in Nantes,” Education Minister Elisabeth Borne wrote on X. “I am going there with [Interior Minister] Bruno Retailleau to express my solidarity with the victims and my support for the educational community.”
The student stabbed four students with a knife during a lunch break, according to the Associated Press.
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Students evacuate the Notre-Dame de Toutes-Aides High School in Nantes, France, following a knife attack on April 24. (Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images)
Police told Reuters that there was nothing to indicate a terrorist motive.
Students at the school told French media at the scene that they had received an email from the assailant earlier in the day with unspecified grievances.
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French soldiers and police stand close to the high school where a stabbing attack happened in Nantes on Thursday, April 24. (Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images)
The attacker was dressed in all black clothing and wore a helmet and balaclava, Reuters also reported, citing local newspaper Ouest France.
The student attacker was reportedly subdued by teachers Thursday before police arrived. (Reuters/Stephane Mahe)
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Photos taken near the school showed a heavy security presence Thursday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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