Eight wounded in shooting at school in France’s Grasse

Shooting at a high school in southeastern French town of Grasse has left at least eight people injured, the country's Interior Ministry spokesman says.

Speaking on BFM TV, Pierre-Henry Brandet said on Thursday that one person had been also arrested. 

Another Interior Ministry official told Reuters that three people had been injured, including the school's headmaster.

The incident took place on Thursday when an intruder burst into the Tocqueville high school and opened fire, said a source close to the investigation.

It was too early to say whether the shooting was a terrorist attack, the source added.

However, the French government issued nationwide alert following the incident while local emergency services advised residents to stay at home.

According to education authorities all schools in the town have been locked down.

A police source said one man had been arrested over the shooting and a second was on the run.

The shooting in Grasse comes as France remains in a state of emergency initially imposed in November 2015. 

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