Overview

• A 15-year-old student at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides gymnasium in Nantes fatally stabbed one classmate and injured three others before being subdued by school staff.
• The attacker sent a 13-page manifesto via the school’s intranet before the assault, criticizing environmental destruction, systemic violence, and social alienation.
• Police arrested the suspect, who was carrying two knives, and authorities are investigating his mental state and potential ideological motivations.
• Prime Minister François Bayrou has ordered intensified school bag checks and demanded new measures to address youth knife violence within four weeks.
• The Anti-Terror Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing the manifesto, though no immediate evidence of a terrorist motive has been found.