French Student Detained After School Shooting Injures Principal and Teacher
A 14-year-old student has been detained after a shooting at Joseph Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, southern France. The school principal and a teacher were injured in the legs by shotgun pellets and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Prosecutors said the student allegedly brought a shotgun concealed in a guitar case and fired several times on two floors of the school. A staff member disarmed him in a stairwell before police took him into custody. Authorities said the motive remains unclear. Reports linking the incident to a breakup have not been confirmed by investigators. Counselling was offered to affected pupils and staff.
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