A shooting occurred on Thursday at a high school in the city of Grasse in southeastern France, according to French news reports and local authorities, reports The New York Times.
The BFM TV news channel, citing anonymous police sources, reported that an intruder carrying several weapons had burst into the Lycée Alexis de Tocqueville in Grasse and opened fire on the headmaster.
One person was arrested and at least two people, including the principal, were wounded, according to the news channel. Grasse is about 20 miles west of the seaside city of Nice.
A spokeswoman for the Grasse town hall said, citing local police officers, that the assailant appeared to be a student and that he was with an accomplice, also a student. The two appeared to have attacked the headmaster, the spokeswoman said. One was arrested and the other was on the run, she added.
A spokeswoman at the prefecture for the Alpes-Maritimes, the administrative department that includes Grasse, said that a “serious” event had occurred at the school, but said she was unable to provide details.
The police said on Twitter that an operation in the area was continuing.
The French authorities sent out an alert about a situation in Grasse through a government-run smartphone app created to warn people of possible terrorist attacks occurs nearby.
“Intervention underway by the security forces and emergency services,” the warning read. “Do not put yourself at risk.”