French anti-terror investigators probe True Crime Community link to school shooting

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French anti-terror investigators probe True Crime Community link to school shooting

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French anti-terrorism investigators have taken over a probe into a school shooting near Marseille in which two teachers were wounded. The 14-year-old suspect was reportedly linked to the True Crime Community, and the shooting was carried out with a hunting rifle concealed in a guitar case.

The French anti-terrorism prosecutor has taken ​over the investigation into a school shooting near Marseille, after an initial probe found the 14-year-old suspect appeared to belong to ​a ‌group called the True Crime ⁠Community. Two teachers were shot and wounded, after a student opened fire with ⁠a hunting rifle that had been hidden inside a guitar case. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Alexandre Rodde, security consultant, researcher and author of the report "Understanding nihilistic violent extremism and the True Crime Community in France".

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