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A former student at a California school stabbed three staff members and attempted to stab a fourth before fleeing and planting two pipe bombs, which were safely diffused by bomb squad. The suspect was arrested, and the area was declared safe, with ongoing investigations into the motive.
A gunman killed nine people and injured 12 at a school in Graz, Austria, before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot; the incident has prompted national mourning and highlights Austria's gun ownership laws.
Horrific scenes from Gaza depict a school-turned-shelter hit by an Israeli attack, resulting in numerous casualties including children, with survivors describing the devastation and international concerns over civilian safety amid ongoing conflict.
A 15-year-old boy in France died in the hospital after being attacked by a group of people near his school, prompting a murder investigation. This incident follows another attack on a teenage girl just days earlier. The French President, Emmanuel Macron, emphasized the need to protect schools from such violence and called for intransigence against all forms of violence.
Gunmen abducted 287 students from a school in Nigeria's northwest region, marking the second mass abduction in less than a week. Abductions of students in northern Nigeria have become a source of concern, with armed groups targeting villagers and travelers for ransom. The attack occurred days after another abduction of over 200 people in northeastern Nigeria, highlighting the country's worsening security crisis despite promises from the president to end the violence.
Surveillance footage has been released showing the horrifying moment a Las Vegas student, Jonathan Martinez-Garcia, attempted to rape and strangle his teacher at El Dorado High School. Martinez-Garcia was sentenced to up to 40 years in prison after ambushing the teacher, identified as Sade, in April 2022. The footage shows Martinez-Garcia dragging Sade back into her classroom, where he knocked her unconscious, threatened to burn her alive, and inflicted severe physical and psychological trauma. Martinez-Garcia was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years behind bars, rising to a maximum of 40 years, after pleading guilty to attempted murder, attempted sexual assault, and battery with a deadly weapon.
The Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace in France were evacuated after receiving bomb threats, as the country remains on high alert following a fatal school stabbing by a suspected Islamic extremist. The Louvre was searched but no bomb was found, and it will reopen as usual. The former royal palace at Versailles also received bomb threats and was evacuated. Additionally, a major Paris train station, Gare de Lyon, was evacuated due to a possible explosive. The French government has deployed 7,000 troops to increase security, and counterterrorism authorities are investigating the school attack.
France will deploy up to 7,000 troops across the country to enhance security following a deadly school stabbing attack in which a teacher was killed and three others injured. The attacker, a former student suspected of Islamic radicalization, had been under surveillance by intelligence services. The motive behind the attack remains unclear, and the suspect is refusing to cooperate with investigators. The French government has raised the national threat alert and ordered the deployment of troops to protect public places. The attack has rattled France amid global tensions over the Israel-Hamas conflict.
France will deploy up to 7,000 soldiers to enhance security across the country following a deadly school stabbing in Arras. The attack, carried out by a former student suspected of Islamic radicalization, resulted in the death of a teacher and left three others wounded. The suspect, who had been under surveillance, is refusing to cooperate with investigators. President Emmanuel Macron has ordered the deployment of troops to bolster security and vigilance, while the government has raised the national threat alert. The motive behind the attack remains unclear, but French intelligence suggests a possible link to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
France will deploy 7,000 soldiers and raise its alert level to the highest position after a teacher was fatally stabbed by a suspect of Chechen origin, who also wounded three others at a school in Arras. The attacker, Mohammed Moguchkov, was arrested and had shouted "Allahu Akbar!" during the incident. President Emmanuel Macron denounced it as an act of "Islamist terror" and suggested a link to ongoing violence in the Middle East. The deployment of soldiers from Operation Sentinelle will be completed by Monday evening. The attack comes three years after the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty.
A schoolteacher was stabbed to death and two others were seriously injured in a suspected terror attack at a high school in Arras, France. The attacker, a 20-year-old man of Chechen origin, was apprehended and is now in police custody. Reports suggest that he shouted "Allah Akhbar" during the attack, but this has not been confirmed by the police. The Paris Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into the incident as a terrorist act. A second man, believed to be the attacker's brother, was also arrested. The attack comes amidst rising tensions in France and Europe following the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Pupils in Uganda were singing gospel songs before a deadly attack by Islamist militants on Friday, a woman who lives opposite the school says. The vicious attack in Mpondwe left about 40 people dead. Islamic State-linked militants have been blamed for the attack. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was created in the 1990s and took up arms against President Yoweri Museveni, alleging persecution of Muslims.
At least 41 civilians, mostly students, were killed in an attack on a school in Uganda by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group that has pledged allegiance to ISIL. The ADF is considered the deadliest of dozens of armed militias that roam mineral-rich eastern DRC. The group was formed in 1995 by a coalition of rebel forces to fight against the administration of President Yoweri Museveni. This was not the first attack on a school in Uganda by the ADF.
At least 38 pupils and three adults have been killed in an attack on a school in Uganda by a rebel group with ties to ISIS, according to local authorities. The attack took place at Lhubiriha Secondary School in the town of Mpondwe western Uganda, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). At least six people were abducted by the rebels, who fled across the porous border into Congo after the raid on Friday night, according to the Ugandan military. Officials blamed the attack on the militant group called the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which has sworn allegiance to ISIS.
An attack on a secondary school in Uganda by an Islamic State-affiliated group has left 37 Ugandan students dead, with six abducted and eight left in critical condition. The Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamist group based in the DRC, is believed to be responsible for the attack. The Ugandan army is pursuing the fleeing militants using helicopters, hoping to bring home the six abductees.