Student killed, three injured in stabbing attack at French school

By Ilayda Cakirtekin

ISTANBUL (AA) - One student was killed and three injured Thursday in a stabbing attack at a French high school, according to media reports.

A 15-year-old high school student in the western French city of Nantes stabbed four students, one of whom died from her injuries, according to public broadcaster BFM TV.

“A knife attack took place this lunchtime at a private school in Nantes,” Education Minister Elisabeth Borne wrote on X.

Two of the three students who were injured are reported to be in critical condition.

The attacker was restrained and arrested by police.​​​​​​​

Borne added that she was on her way to the scene along with Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau to express “solidarity” with the victims and to support the educational community.