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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.

Written by AI on 2026-10-12, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Monday, a 14-year-old student was arrested at Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, southern France, after he allegedly shot and wounded two teachers with a hunting rifle hidden in a guitar case. The principal and another teacher sustained non-life-threatening injuries. A staff member disarmed the student before police arrived. French media report that the incident is not connected to ongoing protests over education conditions. Education Minister Edouard Geffray visited the school along with Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, highlighting concerns about rising societal violence.

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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.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-12

🔮 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.

2026-10-12 · The Straits Times

Pupil shoots at teachers with hunting rifle in southern France · assertive framing

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Pupil shoots at teachers with hunting rifle in southern France asserted

Pupil → shoot → France

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

he → hospitalise → injuries

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

who → go → school

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