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Teacher 'stabbed to death by student during class' in France

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A teacher has reportedly been stabbed to death by a student during class at a school in the French town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz.

According to the BBC, a 16-year-old student was arrested following the attack at Saint-Thomas d'Aquin school on Wednesday. The teacher was said to be teaching a Spanish class.

Local media reports stated that the teacher was in their fifties and died of cardiac arrest after emergency services arrived at the school, the BBC said. READ MORE: Public sector workers could see pay rise of just 3.5 per cent next year France's Education Minister, Pap Ndiaye said in a tweet on Wednesday morning that he was on his way to the scene.

He added: "My thoughts are with their family, colleagues and students." Government spokesman Olivier Véran said politicians are supporting the "educational community".

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