Two minors were placed in police custody on Tuesday after threatening a teacher with a weapon which ultimately turned out to be fake in a college in Besançon, we learned on Wednesday May 18 from the public prosecutor Étienne Manteaux.
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The facts took place at the Clairs soleils college, said the prosecutor, confirming information from the daily L'Est Républicain.
According to the newspaper, the two boys began to disrupt a lesson before brandishing a weapon in the direction of the teacher who tried to intervene.
The establishment is located in a sensitive area of Besançon.
The two minors, already known to the police, fled but were arrested shortly afterwards.
The prosecution was to extend the custody of these minors aged "
13 and over
" on Wednesday, said Étienne Manteaux, who will hold a press briefing on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. on this file.
According to L'Est Républicain, the teacher and the principal of the Clairs soleils college have filed a complaint, which the prosecution has not confirmed.
The rectorate and the academic inspectorate did not respond to AFP's requests immediately.
