Overview

• The incident occurred at about 7:30 a.m. Monday outside Collège Diderot in the Planoise district, where a 14-year-old student suffered burns to his thigh and calf and was granted one day of temporary incapacity for work.
• Police recovered a blowtorch and remnants of a mortar device at the scene before identifying and arresting the suspect at his mother’s home the next morning.
• The 13-year-old admitted during his police custody that he fired the mortar in retaliation for his expulsion following prior threats to set the school on fire and menaces against teachers and staff.
• After being presented to the prosecutor on Friday, he was placed under judicial control pending trial.
• Both the school principal and the injured student have lodged formal complaints, underscoring wider concerns over youth violence and security in educational institutions.