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A teacher was killed in a knife attack at a school in Arras, northern France. A security guard and another teacher were injured, the police said on Friday. According to media reports, the attacker shouted “Allahu Akbar”. The police were initially unable to confirm this. Martin Doussau, philosophy teacher: “The cook was injured. You could see blood on his hand, and at that moment I was almost ready to say: ‘That’s not possible,’ because I just wanted to intervene quickly. But I was was held back by someone who had seen the attack up close and who told me, “It’s dangerous, don’t come any closer.” “According to authorities, the suspected perpetrator was arrested. The French counter-terrorism prosecutor’s office has taken over the investigation. However, there is currently nothing to indicate a potential connection between the attack at the school and the current situation in Israel, said a police representative. The radical Islamic group Hamas has been at war in the Gaza Strip and Israel since last weekend. Hamas called for protests in support of the Palestinians this Friday. The broadcaster Europe 1 reported that the suspected perpetrator in Arras was on a watch list of people considered a security risk in connection with radical Islamism. The broadcaster BFM TV reported, citing police sources, that the perpetrator was around 20 years old. It is possibly a former student. The attacker’s brother was also arrested.