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Attack in Arras: David, Jacques and Christian, the three heroes who helped avoid the worst

10/14/2023, 7:45:20 PM

Highlights: David, a PE teacher, tried to stand in front of the killer armed with two knives, just after he had hit his colleague in the throat. Jacques, a territorial agent, as well as C. Christian, were also wounded in the attack in Arras. The three heroes helped avoid the worst of the terrorist attack in the French city of Arras on Friday, October 13. The attack killed Dominique Bernard, a literature teacher at Gambetta high school in the city. The next day, in front. of the school where many students and parents were crowding to pay tribute to him, another name was on everyone's lips. David.


After killing Dominique Bernard, the Arras assailant wounded David, a PE teacher, then Jacques, a territorial agent, as well as C

The Gambetta high school in Arras mourns Dominique Bernard, a literature teacher killed by a terrorist on Friday, October 13. But the next day, in front of the school where many students and parents were crowding to pay tribute to him, another name was on everyone's lips: David. That of the PE teacher who tried to stand in front of the killer armed with two knives, just after he had hit his colleague in the throat.

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