School knife horror leaves girl dead and three students injured in France as student, 15, goes on stabbing rampage

AT LEAST one child has died after a horror stabbing spree at a school in France – with three more students rushed to hospital.

A 15-year-old attacker reportedly went on a knife rampage this afternoon before being tackled to the ground by heroic teachers.

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The deadly attack unfolded on Thursday afternoon at the Nantes private school Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides.

The boy is said to have arrived at the school before running into two classrooms as he carried out the heinous assault.

Four people were stabbed in total with one female student dying from her injuries.

Two remain in critical condition with the fourth only suffering minor stab wounds, according to BFM TV.

Cops confirmed the teen was quickly overpowered by teachers just as police arrived.

Dozens of officers, ambulances and emergency crews rushed to the school to help those injured.

Police secured off the area outside of the school as they continue to investigate the incident.

Officials don’t believe the attack was terror related with the teen not being on any police or intelligence radars.

It is still unclear if the student attended the school.

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau is expected to arrive at the scene later this afternoon.

Former French prime minister turned education minister Elisabeth Borne also announced she was heading to the school.

She said via X: “A knife attack took place this afternoon at a private school in Nantes.

“I am going there with @BrunoRetailleau to express my solidarity with the victims and my support for the educational community.”

It comes months after eight people were killed and 17 others injured after a man went on a stabbing spree at a school in China.

Cops said that a 21-year-old man is believed to have carried out the attack in Yixing City in China’s Jiangsu province.

He is said to be a former student at the Wuxi Vocational College of Arts and Technology where the attack occurred.

Police said the suspect – identified only by his family name, Xu – graduated from school earlier this year and was angry about not receiving his graduation certificate.

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