Man suspected of threatening to avenge the prophet near school

A police station.

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His threats were taken very seriously by the authorities.

A man was arrested Wednesday morning after a teacher heard him threaten to attack teachers near a primary school in Athis-Mons, in Essonne, a source has learned policewoman.

"A teacher has heard threats twice while taking her break outside" of the establishment, said this source, confirming information from the

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According to the teacher, "the man would have declared to the cantonade: 'On Allah the prophet, I will avenge you, these filth of teachers will pay" ".

"This was reported to the police" who were deployed around the school and "the individual was arrested this morning," said this source.

Contacted by AFP, the Evry prosecutor's office was not immediately reachable.

Since the republication in early September of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad by Charlie Hebdo, three terrorist attacks have been committed in France, including that against Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher from Conflans-Saint-Honorine (Yvelines), beheaded on October 16 .

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