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On October 12th, a 14-year-old pupil at Joseph Lakanal college near Marseille used a hunting rifle hidden in a guitar case to shoot and wound the headteacher and another staff member. The weapon was disarmed by a school supervisor before police arrived; both victims were hospitalized but are expected to recover fully. Local mayor Jean-Pierre Squillari stated that investigations will determine how the firearm entered the premises, and there is no immediate link between this incident and ongoing protests in French high schools.

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On Monday, a 14-year-old student shot at two teachers with a hunting rifle at Joseph Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, near Marseille, France. The student was arrested after disarming by a supervisor before police arrived. Both victims—a principal and a female teacher—were hospitalized but their injuries were not life-threatening. Education Minister Edouard Geffray confirmed the incident on social media and stated that it appeared unrelated to ongoing protests over school conditions. President Emmanuel Macron had earlier condemned similar violent incidents in schools.

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A French middle-school pupil shot and wounded a headteacher and a female staff member with a hunting rifle at a school near Marseille on Monday, the local mayor said.

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🔮 A French middle-school pupil shot and wounded a headteacher and a female staff member with a hunting rifle at a school near Marseille on Monday, the local mayor said.

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A French middle-school pupil shot and wounded a headteacher and a female staff member with a hunting rifle at a school near Marseille on Monday, the local mayor said. asserted

mayor → shoot → Monday

A supervisor at Joseph Lakanal college disarmed the 14-year-old before police arrived, Aubagne mayor Jean-Pierre Squillari told reporters. asserted

Squillari → disarm → reporters

Both victims were hospitalised but neither suffered life-threatening injuries, he added. asserted

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BFM TV said the 14-year-old pupil had entered the school with the rifle hidden in a guitar case. asserted

pupil → say → case

"It's a kid who goes to that school. asserted

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He entered with a rifle, the investigation will determine how, and fired twice in a corridor toward the principal and a teacher," Squillari said. asserted

Squillari → enter → principal

There was no immediate indication that the shooting was linked to a three-week wave of protests, some violent, that have rocked high schools across the country. asserted

that → be → country

President Emmanuel Macron condemned those incidents of violence on Monday. asserted

Macron → condemn → Monday

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