Near Nice. 850 students confined in a college, here's what happened

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(Updated November 5 at 1:32 p.m.): No individual entered the premises of the establishment. “It all started with this call received by the principal, who, for safety’s sake, alerted the emergency services. It was actually a hoax,” the police reported.news Nice. An investigation is underway to shed light on this misunderstanding.

The morning didn't really go as planned. This Tuesday, November 5, 2024, an individual who obviously did not work in the Pablo Picasso college in Vallauris, near Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), entered the premises of the establishment, reveals Nice-Morning.

The students were confined in the gymnasium time to find him and identify him.

They find him thanks to the cameras

A message resonated in this college in Vallauris. “Stay away from the windows, stay close to your teachers,” local residents heard, according to our colleagues. In reality, a man who was not part of the establishment entered. He was reportedly seen with two bags without knowing what he could be carrying.

As a safety measure, the 850 students were confined in the gymmembers of management in the principal's office, note again Nice-Morning.

It was thanks to surveillance cameras that the teams finally got their hands on this “intruder”.

The intruder came for an intervention in the CDI

He was then found at the end of the morning around 11:30 a.m. The individual would have in fact come to carry out an intervention in the documentation and information center (CDI) of the college. No one seemed aware of his arrival. His bags would contain equipment.

Once the doubt was lifted, the confinement ended and did not last long. No injuries were reported. However, the firefighters intervened in support with four engines and nine firefighters for a census, they confirmed to news Nice. Two people were said to have been shocked.

Students have been authorized to leave the establishment and classes are expected to resume normally this afternoon. The police are still on the scene.

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