Daesh flag, knives… A high school student arrested for threatening to kill his teacher

Near Nantes (Loire-Atlantique), a 17-year-old high school student was arrested after threatening to kill his teacher on Telegram and simulating a gunshot within the grounds of his high school.

On Thursday, September 12, 2024, a high school student was arrested and taken into custody after simulating a gunshot at the Jean-Perrin high school in Rezé (Loire-Atlantique), near Nantes. These events occurred while he was handing in an assignment, according to information from BFMTV. Subsequently, the 17-year-old broadcast death threats against her teacher via the encrypted messaging app Telegram, explaining that she wanted to stab her. The teacher was accompanied by the rectorate.

Not known for radicalization

For the time being, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) is, again according to BFMTV, observing these facts with the Nantes prosecutor's office. The judicial police are currently in charge of this case. “Two knives and a Daesh flag were found during a search,” the media outlet said. However, according to the Nantes Academy, he was not known for radicalization by the National Education system.