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Teenager Fatally Stabs Classmate and Injures Three Others at Nantes School

The 15-year-old suspect, now hospitalized following a psychiatric evaluation, sent an extremist manifesto before the attack, prompting heightened security measures and a terrorism inquiry assessment.

Un policier municipal et des militaires de l’opération Sentinelle devant le lycée de Nantes où une lycéenne a été tuée et trois autres blessés à coups de couteau par un élève, jeudi 24 avril 2025
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Overview

  • A 15-year-old student attacked four classmates with knives at Lycée Notre-Dame de Toutes-Aides in Nantes on April 24, killing one and injuring three others.
  • The attacker, subdued by teachers and later hospitalized after a psychiatric exam, had sent a 13-page manifesto to peers outlining extremist and depressive views.
  • The Parquet national antiterroriste is evaluating whether to take over the investigation, with no formal decision announced yet.
  • French government officials, including Education Minister Élisabeth Borne and Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, visited the scene and pledged stricter school security and disciplinary measures.
  • Secondary classes at the school have been suspended, and psychological support services have been activated for students and staff.