Several young people armed with “knives and a hammer” broke into the school on Wednesday at around 10 a.m., said Agnès Renaud, a teacher. A brawl broke out and a 16-year-old student was injured, added a source close to the investigation. He suffers from “superficial wounds” to his face, she said. Denouncing this “violent aggression”, some forty staff exercised their right to withdraw on Thursday and stopped working, demanding in particular “equal treatment of institutions”. Source BFMTV
Gavin Williamson meeting the Ukrainian military on 19 September. Britain will commit further Royal Marine commandos and a naval attache to Ukraine in a bid to bolster defences against Russia, the Defence Secretary has announced. The extra troops will provide combat training to the Ukrainian military and help build the country’s naval capabilities. Source Forces Networks
Turkey will continue its counter-terrorism activities in Syria, according to a declaration issued by the country’s National Security Council (MGK) on Sept. 20. Source: Hürriyet Daily News
Spain’s foreign minister revealed that US President Donald Trump suggested building a wall along the Sahara desert to stem the arrival of migrants, as he plans to do on the Mexican border. Source: The Local
