“They made a mixture with acid”

Three young students were slightly injured this Wednesday, November 27, 2024, around 10 a.m., at the Jean-Lurçat college in Angers (Maine-et-Loire). A device with acid exploded in the toilet. If the incident does not present any terrorist character, according to the prosecutor, an investigation has been opened.

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It was around 10 a.m. this Wednesday, November 27, 2024, when an explosion rang out at the Jean-Lurçat college in Angers (Maine-et-Loire). In the boys' toilets on the ground floor, “it was a homemade device, with acid, which exploded”, indicates Philippe Chopin, prefect of Maine-et-Loire, who visited the site. But the explosion “does not present any terrorist character”, confirms Eric Bouillard, public prosecutor of Angers.

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Three injured with acid and an investigation opened

Three young students from the establishment were slightly injured, including one with acid. They were taken care of by the firefighters…