Arras school stabbing

On 13 October 2023, a mass stabbing occurred at the Gambetta-Carnot secondary school in Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France. One person was killed, and three others were seriously wounded.

Arras school stabbing
LocationArras, Hauts-de-France, France
Coordinates50.2878°N 2.7761°E / 50.2878; 2.7761
Date13 October 2023 (2023-10-13)
Attack type
Mass stabbing
WeaponKnife
Deaths1
Injured3
MotiveIslamic extremism

The attack was postulated to be connected to rumours that Hamas had called for a global day of terrorism on the 13th. The suspect was previously known to the French security services for his involvement with radical Islamism.

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