A 14-year-old student shot and wounded a principal and teacher at a middle school in Aubagne, France.
A 14-year-old boy opened fire at Joseph Lakanal Middle School in Aubagne, France on October 12, 2026, wounding the school principal and a teacher in the legs with a shotgun he concealed in a guitar case. A staff member disarmed the student after he fired multiple shots on two floors, and police then took him into custody. The victims were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the boy's motive remained unknown.
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Divergence score
5 outlets covered it, splitting into 5 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
5 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 5 outlets placed this story
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AP News
Washington Times
Al Jazeera
South China Morning Post
Le Monde
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Washington Times
French police detain student suspected of shooting the principal and a teacher at his school
Wire copy republished without alteration · neutral
Le Monde
French middle schooler opens fire on principal and teacher: 'Mom, there's a killer in the school'
Human-interest framing emphasizing student fear · negative
First to report
- South China Morning Postfirst
- AP News+18 min
- Washington Times+18 min
- Al Jazeera+1.0 h
- Le Monde+9.6 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
Headlines that changed · the same article, re-listed with a new headline
South China Morning Post · 2026-10-12 18:43 UTC
French police detain pupil, 14, suspected of shooting principal and teacher
Le Monde · 2026-10-13 07:33 UTC
In Aubagne, student opens fire on principal and teacher: 'Mom, there's a killer in the school'
The split, in one line
Most outlets relay the same wire facts; Al Jazeera uniquely notes a third person was grazed and adds a student eyewitness account, while Le Monde foregrounds the human terror of the moment with a quoted plea from a child to their parent.
How each outlet covered it
Only the right is covering this
One side of the spectrum has stayed silent. That absence is itself a signal.
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LEFT OUTLETS
0 of 5 outlets covering this story sit on that side of the spectrum.
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THE RIGHT
“French police detain student suspected of shooting the principal and a teacher at his school”WT Washington Times RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“French police detain student suspected of shooting the principal and a teacher at his school” · AP News, Al Jazeera, South China Morning Post, Le Monde
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AJAl Jazeera France school shooting: Police detain pupil after two injured 2d ago SCSouth China Morning Post Teenager shoots headmaster and teacher with a hunting gun at French school 2d ago LMLe Monde French middle schooler opens fire on principal and teacher: 'Mom, there's a killer in the school' 1d ago 8 tracked claims across 5 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
A third person was grazed in the shooting.
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