Teacher stabbed in class by man shouting Islamic State claims

A teacher has been attacked in a classroom in a northern suburb Paris, by a man citing the so-called Islamic State group.

The attack took place when the teacher was alone in the classroom in Aubervilliers.

The attacker is thought to have been wielding a box cutter and scissors.

He is still at large.

France remains on high alert after the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November that left 130 people dead.

The teacher’s life was not in danger, police said.

He was stabbed in the side and throat at about 6:10am as he was preparing for class in the Jean-Perrin d’Aubervilliers school.

The attacker arrived unarmed and used weapons he found in the classroom.

A local prosecutor said that the crazed attacker shouted: “It’s Daesh [Islamic State]. It’s a warning.”