FRANCE: School shooting: Armed teen held, several hurt

A school shooting which left two students and a headteacher with wounds appears to have been a “crazy act” carried out by a teenager obsessed with firearms, France’s education minister has said. The 17-year-old suspect opened fire at Tocqueville high school, in Grasse, at about 12:40 local time (11:40 GMT). More people were injured in […]

A school shooting which left two students and a headteacher with wounds appears to have been a “crazy act” carried out by a teenager obsessed with firearms, France’s education minister has said.

The 17-year-old suspect opened fire at Tocqueville high school, in Grasse, at about 12:40 local time (11:40 GMT).

More people were injured in the ensuing panic. Anti-terrorist commandos from the elite Raid force were sent to the scene.

Education Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem told reporters on Thursday afternoon the suspect was “fragile”.

“It was a crazy act by a youth who is unstable and fascinated by guns,” she said, going on to praise the headmaster’s actions during the attack as “heroic”.