HORROR GOES GLOBAL

French teacher killed by ‘Allahu Akbar’ knifeman while diplomat slashed in China & crowds storm border on ‘Day of Jihad’

A TEACHER was stabbed to death by a knifeman shouting "Allahu Akbar" in a terror attack after calls for an international "Day of Jihad".

Dominique Bernard, a literature teacher in his 40s, was brutally killed at a high school in Arras, France, by the fanatic who also left two others fighting for their lives.

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A knifeman was seen in the car park of a French school with a man wielding a chair
Forensics officers investigate the scene in Arras after the bloodbathCredit: Alamy
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived at the scene following the suspected terror attackCredit: AFP

It came after a former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called for "Day of Jihad" following the ongoing bloodshed in Israel.

Elsewhere, an Israeli diplomat was brutally stabbed in the street in a vicious attack China.

And meanwhile, in Jordan, there were violent clashes between protesters and police as cops teargassed crowds heading for the border with Israel.

Protests have also exploded worldwide in support of Palestine.

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And there have also been demonstrations by Jewish communities around the world in solidarity with Israel.

The horrific incident in France is currently being investigated by French anti-terror cops.

The attacker is alleged to be a 19-year-old "ISIS terrorist" and Chechen refugee named Mohamed Mogouchkov.

He allegedly murdered Bernard at the high school he attended in Arras, Lycée Gambetta Carnot.

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According to multiple reports, Mogouchkov shouted "Allahu Akhbar" before using two knives to stab up to five victims.

An anti-terrorism investigation has been launched on charges including "assassination in relation to a terrorist enterprise".

French president Emmanuel Macron visited the scene of the killing on Friday.

"Terrorism strikes once again in a school, and in a context that we all know," he said.

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And it comes after France officially banned pro-Palestinian rallies as Macron had called for calm amid fears of civil unrest.

Hamas' former leader earlier called for Friday to be a global day of rage against supporters of Israel.

Meshaal urged his "brothers and sisters" in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt to rally around their Palestinian brethren and "head to the squares and streets of the Arab and Islamic world" on the Day of Jihad.

An Israeli embassy worker was also attacked on the Day of Jihad in BeijingCredit: Weibo
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Protesters were teargassed in Jordan close to the border with Israel

Israel's foreign ministry confirmed an Israeli embassy worker was hospitalised but "in a stable condition" after being attacked in Beijing on Friday.

They said the motive for the assault was "being looked into".

Horrific videos circulating on social media appeared to show a man being stabbed several times in the shoulder and chest by another man wielding a knife.

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The victim fell to the ground and the attacker continued to stab him, leaving a large splattering of blood.

With a limp arm and a bloody face, the victim managed to stand and get away from his attacker, who was then seen to collect a backpack and walk away.

Meanwhile, Jordanian police fired tear gas at protesters marching toward the West Bank border in solidarity with Palestinians.

Footage shared online showed large crowds of people walking to the Israel-Jordan border, waving Palestinian flags.

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One clip appeared to depict Jordan citizens scaling the barricade between them and Israel, while another showed them on the ground and covering their faces after police deployed tear gas.

No explicit link has been made between the incidents.

France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin confirmed Mogouchkov was a former pupil at the Gambetta high school.

Both the 19-year-old and his brother, who was with him at the time of the attacks, were arrested by police.

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The siblings were known to security services and were supposed to be under surveillance.

Mogouchkov was reportedly a known ISIS-symphathiser, while his brother spent 18 months in prison for distributing ISIS propaganda online.

One teacher who taught Mogouchkov in his final year "three years ago" described him as a "reserved, calm student with whom I had completely normal conversations".

Another, who asked not to be named, said he hid behind a glass door when the 19-year-old showed up at the school and started questioning him.

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