Schoolteacher stabbed by pupil in western France

An 18-year-old pupil was detained in western France after stabbing his English teacher in the face and fleeing, authorities said on Monday.

The teacher from the town of Chemille-en-Anjou in western France "suffered a facial injury that is not life-threatening", said a joint statement from the authorities. According to the prosecutor, the pupil attacked the teacher during class after a break, and he quickly left through the window, abandoning his knife. He was detained by gendarmes and municipal police.