French student arrested after stabbing attack leaves 1 dead, 3 injured at private Catholic school

French constabulary arrested a pupil Thursday aft helium allegedly killed different pupil and injured 3 others successful a stabbing onslaught astatine his backstage Catholic school. 

The 15-year-old attacker was overpowered by teachers astatine the Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides High School successful Nantes earlier constabulary arrived, a instrumentality enforcement spokesperson told Reuters. 

"A weapon onslaught took spot this day astatine a backstage schoolhouse successful Nantes," Education Minister Elisabeth Borne wrote connected X. "I americium going determination with [Interior Minister] Bruno Retailleau to explicit my solidarity with the victims and my enactment for the acquisition community." 

The pupil stabbed 4 students with a weapon during a luncheon break, according to the Associated Press. 

AMSTERDAM KNIFE ATTACKER WHO INJURED 2 AMERICANS SUSPECTED OF HAVING ‘TERRORIST MOTIVE,’ PROSECUTORS SAY 

Students evacuate the Notre-Dame de Toutes-Aides High School successful Nantes, France, pursuing a weapon onslaught connected April 24. (Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images)

Police told Reuters that determination was thing to bespeak a violent motive. 

Students astatine the schoolhouse told French media astatine the country that they had received an email from the assailant earlier successful the time with unspecified grievances. 

FRENCH RIGHT-WING LEADER MARINE LE PEN FOUND GUILTY OF EMBEZZLING PUBLIC FUNDS, BARRED FROM RUNNING FOR OFFICE 

French soldiers and constabulary basal adjacent to the precocious schoolhouse wherever a stabbing onslaught happened successful Nantes connected Thursday, April 24. (Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images)

The attacker was dressed successful each achromatic covering and wore a helmet and balaclava, Reuters besides reported, citing section paper Ouest France. 

The pupil attacker was reportedly subdued by teachers Thursday earlier constabulary arrived. (Reuters/Stephane Mahe)

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP 

Photos taken adjacent the schoolhouse showed a dense information beingness Thursday. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.