Coverage dated February 21, 2023

French teacher killed in attack by student who claimed to 'be possessed'

Headline from Local News 8

By Joseph Ataman, Marguerite Lacroix and Oliver Brescoe, CNN A teenage student killed a teacher at a school in southwestern France on Wednesday, authorities said. The 50-year-old female teacher died from injuries inflicted by the attacker, a 16-year-old student, said French government spokesperson O…

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Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. France 24

    French high-school student stabs teacher to death during class (opens France 24)

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    A teenage pupil stabbed to death a teacher in the middle of a lesson at a school in southwest France on Wednesday, the regional prosecutor said.

  2. NBC News

    Teacher in France stabbed to death by high school student, police say (opens NBC News)

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    French media reported that the student, born in 2007, said he heard voices telling him to kill the 53-year-old teacher of Spanish at the private Catholic school in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.

  3. Local News 8

    French teacher killed in attack by student who claimed to 'be possessed' (opens Local News 8)

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    By Joseph Ataman, Marguerite Lacroix and Oliver Brescoe, CNN A teenage student killed a teacher at a school in southwestern France on Wednesday, authorities said. The 50-year-old female teacher died from injuries inflicted by the attacker, a 16-year-old student, said French government spokesperson O…

  4. MyNorthwest

    France: Teacher stabbed to death by high school student (opens MyNorthwest)

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    PARIS (AP) -- A teacher was stabbed to death Wednesday in southwestern France by a high school student, according to French authorities and media reports.

  5. New York Times

    Teacher in France Dies After Student Stabs Her, Government Says (opens New York Times)

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    A spokesman said a 16-year-old stabbed a teacher, who then died. A local prosecutor said his office had opened an investigation and the student was in custody.

  6. Digital Journal

    Pupil stabs teacher to death at French school (opens Digital Journal)

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    A teacher at a school in southwest France was killed on Wednesday in a stabbing attack by a teenage pupil in the middle of a lesson, the regional

  7. FOX 5 New York

    Student reportedly stabbed teacher to death in class after 'hearing voices' (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    French authorities and media reports say a female teacher was stabbed to death by a high school student after he reportedly heard voices telling him to kill the teacher.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    France: Teacher dies after stabbing attack – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    French media reported that the Spanish language teacher, a woman in her 50s, was allegedly attacked by a 16-year-old student.

  9. The Daily Caller

    REPORT: Student Stabs Teacher To Death (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The 16-year-old student allegedly entered the classroom at the private Catholic school of Saint-Thomas d'Aquin and attacked her with a knife.

  10. Fox32 Chicago

    Student stabs teacher to death in front of class after hearing voices commanding him: report (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Local media reported that the student said he heard voices telling him to kill the 53-year-old Spanish language teacher.

  11. Fox News

    French student stabs teacher to death in front of class after hearing voices commanding him: report (opens Fox News)

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    A teenage student in France has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a teacher to death in front of students in a private Catholic school in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, in southwestern France.

  12. The Guardian

    Pupil arrested after teacher stabbed to death at school in France (opens The Guardian)

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    Woman attacked in classroom at Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin school near Bordeaux

  13. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    French high school student held for teacher's fatal stabbing (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A high school student has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a female teacher to death in front of other students Wednesday in a classroom in southwestern France, officials and media reports said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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