The threat was such that the police had to intervene. A student from César-Franck college in Amiens was placed in police custody on Thursday, November 14 after having mentioned on social networks his intention to “ blow up the college », learned Europe 1. It was the director of the Amiens establishment who alerted the police after learning of the comments made by the teenager. Arrested directly within the college grounds, the minor was until now unknown to the police and intelligence services.
« He said he was going to commit an attack and blow up the school », Confided a police source to our colleagues. The investigation will have to determine whether these statements constituted a real intention or an immature provocation. In a national context of increased vigilance, any threat of this type is taken very seriously by the authorities.
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Disciplinary measures pending
In parallel with the judicial investigation, the rectorate of the Amiens academy announced the establishment of a “ precautionary measure »: the teenager is prohibited from entering the college while awaiting a summons to appear before a disciplinary council. The latter will have to decide on the academic follow-up to be given to this matter.
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According to initial information, the schoolboy had just arrived at this establishment after being excluded from a private college in 2023. The investigation was entrusted to the local judicial police service (SLPJ).
