Foreign Office issues France travel update as teacher killed in stabbing
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe UK Foreign Office has issued a warning to British travellers in France after a teacher was killed and two others were wounded in a stabbing at a high school in northern France.
A man armed with a knife has been arrested by the police and the attack is being investigated as potential terrorism. The attack happened at the Gambetta high school in the city of Arras, some 115 north of Paris.
Anti-terror prosecutors said they were leading the investigation into the incident, they said they were investigating charges including terror-related murder and attempted murder against the suspect, who was arrested.
A teacher was killed in the attack, while a second teacher and security guard were also wounded. National police said the suspected assailant was a Russian national of Chechen origin. READ MORE: Israeli military orders more than one million Palestinians in north Gaza to evacuate, UN says READ MORE: Axeman barges into house and ties up homeowner in terrifying robbery Issuing an update in its guidance for France, the Foreign Office has urged Brits in France to “follow the advice of local authorities”.
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