An eighth-grade Snapchat group has attracted the attention of the police in Roanne in the Loire department. According to Europe 1, a pupil who is a member of this group filed a complaint on Monday evening because he had been threatened with death by decapitation by one of his classmates and the same young man had threatened to attack his Jules Ferry school.
“He posted a photo of a handgun and a video of an assault rifle and threatened the student with the intention of cutting off his head,” police sources reported.
According to information from Europe 1, the perpetrator renamed the Snapchat group “09h30”, referring to the time at which he intended to commit his crimes. The student who made the report also helped investigators identify the dangerous young man.
A police squad secured the school at 7.30am on Tuesday morning and at 9.15am a suspect was arrested and taken into police custody. “He is unknown to the Criminal Court (tribunal des antécédents judiciaires – TAJ) and the records of the Territorial Intelligence Service. The investigation is ongoing and the national police have been called in,” the police sources concluded.
Europe 1 / Roanne (42) : « Sur fond de propos islamistes », un collégien menacé de décapitation et d’attaque visant son établissement scolaire dans un groupe Snapchat d’une classe de 4e. Un élève interpellé – Fdesouche