Police say the dean appears to have been an objective, and is among the harmed

Police have captured a kid of 17 in the southern French town of Grasse after no less than two individuals were harmed in a shooting at a school.

The assault occurred at about lunchtime on Thursday. 

The kid, who is said to have been furnished with three weapons and two explosives, propelled the assault at Tocqueville secondary school, where he was an understudy. 


Against fear based oppressor commandos from the world class Raid drive were sent to the scene. 

No less than two individuals were harmed, one answered to be the school's headteacher.

Local president Christian Atrosi said the "exact conditions" around the shooting stayed hazy, in the midst of various clashing reports. 

One understudy detailed hearing four shots, while another understudy, addressing Nice Matin (in French), depicted hearing three noisy blasts before turning and seeing a shooter. 

The administration serves for casualties issues, Juliette Meade, said through online networking that all understudies were sheltered, including her considerations were the guardians of the two individuals harmed in the assault. 

It is as yet not clear what number of shooters there were. At first, neighbourhood media said there was a moment shooter who was on the run, yet numerous outlets have now detailed that there was just a single. 

It is indistinct what number of individuals participated in the attack

Inside service representative, Pierre-Henry Brandet told BFMTV: "We are still in the period of protecting, of hunting down a conceivable second culprit." 

In spite of the inside service issuing a dread caution, it doesn't show up the assailant has connections to any radical gatherings. 

Grasse, the capital of France's scent industry, is around 44km (27 miles) from the city of Nice, where a lorry assault in July murdered 86 individuals. 

France stays under a very delicate situation after a string of destructive attacks in the previous year and a half.