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France Reels From Series of Violent Attacks as Teen Suspect in School Stabbing Dies

Prosecutors have opened targeted investigations across the cases.

Overview

  • The 14-year-old who stabbed a 66-year-old music teacher in a Benfeld classroom died Sunday from neck wounds he inflicted as gendarmes caught up with him.
  • Strasbourg prosecutors are pursuing two inquiries, one for attempted homicide of a public servant and another into the conditions of the adolescent’s apprehension.
  • Officials say the boy was in child-welfare care, described as fascinated by weapons and Nazism, closely monitored at school, and recently disciplined over Nazi symbols.
  • In Paris’s 19th arrondissement, a 28-year-old man was shot dead near Porte d’Aubervilliers; a Glock pistol, 9 mm casings, and a Poland‑registered car were found, the Brigade criminelle is leading, and no suspect is in custody.
  • In Le Mans, a young motorist died after a knife attack during a traffic dispute, and local authorities report the suspected assailant was arrested the following morning at his home.