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Shanti Shanti Shanti

(12,047 posts)
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 07:47 AM Oct 2023

1 dead and 2 seriously injured in knife attack at school in France, Day of Rage

Teacher killed in France school stabbing

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the attack happened at the Gambetta high school in the northern city of Arras at about 11:00 local time.

The attacker has been arrested and is now in custody.

According to witnesses, he shouted "Allahu Akbar", or "God is greatest", during the attack.

The person killed was a French language teacher. Those injured were another teacher and a security guard.

The man, described as being in his 20s, is of Chechen origin and known to the security services for his involvement with radical Islam, according to police.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67101089?at_link_origin=BBCBreaking&at_medium=social&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=link&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_id=35F5E7CE-69B0-11EE-9E63-8B23D99D5CC3&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_campaign_type=owned

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1 dead and 2 seriously injured in knife attack at school in France, Day of Rage (Original Post) Shanti Shanti Shanti Oct 2023 OP
Seems like many of these attackers are "Known to police' oldsoftie Oct 2023 #1
Yes it certainly seems that way, lone wolves on the police radar, unstable Shanti Shanti Shanti Oct 2023 #2
"Chechen origin" JI7 Oct 2023 #3

oldsoftie

(12,604 posts)
1. Seems like many of these attackers are "Known to police'
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 08:03 AM
Oct 2023

Why are they "known"? Have they shown or done things that make them known? And yet they're still able to randomly kill

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