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Knife Attack at Antibes Horticultural School Injures Teacher and Student

Police detained a former pupil, with motive and further details still under investigation.

Overview

  • Broadcasters France Info and BFMTV, citing the fire department, reported the teacher was seriously injured and the student suffered minor wounds.
  • Police said the suspected attacker was arrested after the incident at the gardening school in the southern French city of Antibes.
  • Initial statements from a police spokeswoman offered no additional details as investigators review circumstances surrounding the attack.
  • France Info reported the 18-year-old suspect was previously known to police for glorifying terrorism, and the Antibes mayor credited the school head with subduing him.
  • The episode adds to a series of school stabbings in France this year that has intensified debate over campus security and mental-health support.