Teacher Killed, Several People Wounded in Knife Attack at French School

A teacher was killed Friday and several people wounded in a knife attack at a school in northern France, according to multiple news reports citing authorities.

The stabbing happened around 11 a.m. at Gambetta High School in Arras, a city located about 115 miles north of Paris, police said, per The New York Times, CNN and BBC News.

Police said the victim killed was a French language teacher, according to BBC News. A second teacher and a security guard were reportedly wounded. They have not been identified by police.

Gérald Darmanin, the French interior minister, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) Friday morning that police have arrested the suspect.

According to CNN affiliate BFMTV and BBC News, police described the suspect as a man in his 20s of Chechen origin who shouted "Allahu Akbar," or "God is greatest", during the attack. His brother was also reportedly taken into police custody.

A teacher was killed Friday and several people wounded in a knife attack at a school in northern France, according to multiple news reports citing authorities.

The stabbing happened around 11 a.m. at Gambetta High School in Arras, a city located about 115 miles north of Paris, police said, per The New York Times, CNN and BBC News.

Police said the victim killed was a French language teacher, according to BBC News. A second teacher and a security guard were reportedly wounded. They have not been identified by police.

Gérald Darmanin, the French interior minister, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) Friday morning that police have arrested the suspect.

According to CNN affiliate BFMTV and BBC News, police described the suspect as a man in his 20s of Chechen origin who shouted "Allahu Akbar," or "God is greatest", during the attack. His brother was also reportedly taken into police custody.

Police said the situation is now under control, per the news reports.  French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to visit the school later today.

Further details surrounding the incident were not immediately known.