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A large-scale police operation took place in the primary college of the Corneliles in Cortaillod in the canton of Neuchâtel, to arrest a threatening man. He broke into the school and reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar”
The Neuchâtel Cantonal Police was able to intervene quickly (illustration). "SANDRO CAMPARDO / KEYSTONE
Day of anguish in Cortaillod, canton of Neuchâtel. Teachers and pupils at the primary school in the Cornelilaces saw a man enter the school in the afternoon. He reportedly made threatening remarks, including the words “Allahu Akbar” (God is the greatest in Arabic) according to witnesses on the spot, and as confirmed by the police. The 300 students were retained in their classroom until the arrival of the police and the arrest of the individual. No one was injured and everyone was able to get out of the school around 4 p.m.
In addition to his threatening words, the man was visibly unbalanced. So far, the police have not been able to determine whether he was armed. An Amok procedure (an alarm to alert relief in the event of an attack or threat to the community) was set in motion at the time of the intrusion – a first in the canton – which allowed the security forces to intervene quickly. 'Teachers reacted in an exemplary manner,' the neuchâtel police spokesman Georges-André Lozouet told the RTS microphone. The parents were able to recover their children at the time of graduation. The tension was high and a psychological cell was set up.
The opening of a criminal investigation is envisaged, but at this time the Public Prosecutor’s Office has not yet ruled.
A large-scale police operation took place in the primary college of the Corneliles in Cortaillod in the canton of Neuchâtel, to arrest a threatening man. He broke into the school and reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar”
Day of anguish in Cortaillod, canton of Neuchâtel. Teachers and pupils at the primary school in the Cornelilaces saw a man enter the school in the afternoon. He reportedly made threatening remarks, including the words “Allahu Akbar” (God is the greatest in Arabic) according to witnesses on the spot, and as confirmed by the police. The 300 students were retained in their classroom until the arrival of the police and the arrest of the individual. No one was injured and everyone was able to get out of the school around 4 p.m.
In addition to his threatening words, the man was visibly unbalanced. So far, the police have not been able to determine whether he was armed. An Amok procedure (an alarm to alert relief in the event of an attack or threat to the community) was set in motion at the time of the intrusion – a first in the canton – which allowed the security forces to intervene quickly. 'Teachers reacted in an exemplary manner,' the neuchâtel police spokesman Georges-André Lozouet told the RTS microphone. The parents were able to recover their children at the time of graduation. The tension was high and a psychological cell was set up.
Identification in progress
For the time being, the security forces have not provided additional information about the person who entered the institution. “An investigation is under way to identify this man,” said Georges-André Lozouet. 'However, his will was to scare people,' he continued. The police have yet to determine the precise path of the individual and whether he has been able to enter a classroom. One thing is certain: he managed to get inside the building. The link with the Federal Asylum-Receiving Centre in Boudry, located very close to Cortaillod, is not ruled out, said the neuchâtel police spokesman, still at the RTS microphone.The opening of a criminal investigation is envisaged, but at this time the Public Prosecutor’s Office has not yet ruled.
