From the Liveblog of
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Hollande: State of emergency should remain
French President Francois Hollande says a school shooting in southern France has no direct links to terrorism but insists that France should remain “vigilant” and stay under a state of emergency.
Hollande says a school principal and two others were shot in Thursday’s attack in the town of Grasse, and investigators are trying to determine how the shooter entered the premises with weapons. A 17-year-old student has been arrested.
Christian Estrosi, president of the region that includes Grasse, says the school principal tried to intervene when the student was making threats “but unfortunately he didn’t succeed.”
After the school attack and a letter bomb explosion in Paris on Thursday, Hollande said the country’s state of emergency is “justified.” It was imposed after deadly Islamic extremist attacks in 2015 and has been extended through July.
— AP
The Times of Israel Community.