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| School shooting in French town of Grasse sparks terror alert | School shooting in French town of Grasse sparks terror alert |
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| France issued a terror attack warning on Thursday after a shooting at a school in the southern town of Grasse. | France issued a terror attack warning on Thursday after a shooting at a school in the southern town of Grasse. |
| Reports said a suspect in possession of several weapons opened fire on the headmaster at the Alexis de Tocqueville school. | Reports said a suspect in possession of several weapons opened fire on the headmaster at the Alexis de Tocqueville school. |
| Police said one suspect had been arrested and a second person was possibly on the run. | Police said one suspect had been arrested and a second person was possibly on the run. |
| Grasse town hall described the incident as between two students and said it was not terror related. | Grasse town hall described the incident as between two students and said it was not terror related. |
| Christian Estrosi, president of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region around Grasse, told France Info radio the headmaster had been injured but his injuries were not life-threatening. | Christian Estrosi, president of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region around Grasse, told France Info radio the headmaster had been injured but his injuries were not life-threatening. |
| Le Monde reported that the suspect who was arrested was a 17-year-old pupil at the high-school. He was arrested at the school armed with several weapons and grenades. The paper said it was not clear whether those weapons were all operational. | |
| Residents in Grasse were advised to stay inside and the French government launched its mobile telephone application warning of a “terrorist” attack. | |
| The interior ministry said on Twitter that a security operation was underway and it would make further announcements through social media. | The interior ministry said on Twitter that a security operation was underway and it would make further announcements through social media. |
| #Grasse Événement de sécurité publique en cours au lycée Alexis de #Tocqueville. Merci de suivre les consignes des autorités locales. pic.twitter.com/JTP62hmtG4 | #Grasse Événement de sécurité publique en cours au lycée Alexis de #Tocqueville. Merci de suivre les consignes des autorités locales. pic.twitter.com/JTP62hmtG4 |
| This is a breaking news story. More to follow | This is a breaking news story. More to follow |