Teacher K!lled In French School Stabbing, 2 Injured 'After Suspect Shouted Allahu Akbar’
A teacher has been killed and two people have been seriously injured in a knife attack at a school in France, officials say.
According to witnesses, the killer shouted "Allahu Akbar", or "God is greatest", during the attack, BBC News reports.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the attack happened at the Gambetta High School in the northern city of Arras at about 11:00 local time.
The attacker has been arrested and is now in custody.
The person killed was a French language teacher while those injured were another teacher and a security guard.
The man, described as being in his 20s, is of Chechen origin and known to the security services for his involvement with radical Islam, according to police.
French media reports say he was a former pupil at the school.