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French School Shooting: Armed 17yo Student Detained

French School Shooting: Armed 17yo Student Detained
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At least two people were injured in a shooting at a school in Grasse, southern France, police sources said, while the authorities confirm the incident is not terrorism-related.

French School Shooting: Armed 17yo Student Detained

The shooting is connected to an incident between two students, and is not terrorist-related, Grasse Town Hall said, as cited by Reuters.

A picture allegedly from the crime scene has emerged online.

One person was arrested following the shooting, and there is a special police unit at the scene.
The detained person is a high school student aged 17, media reported, citing police sources. The student was allegedly carrying a rifle, two handguns and two grenades.

"The individual does not seem to be known by police," the source told Reuters.

Another police source told Reuters that two students had opened fire on the headmaster. The second suspect is still on the run.

"One of the two was arrested and the second fled. There was panic and the students took refuge in the [neighboring] supermarket," the source said.

Following the first reports on the shooting, local emergency services urged residents via Twitter to stay indoors, while the French government launched a terrorist attack warning over the Grasse incident through a telephone application.

It may be too early to say if the shooting is terrorism, a police source later told Reuters.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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