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'French teacher who claimed IS attack admits inventing story'

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A French nursery school teacher who claimed today he was stabbed in his classroom by an Islamic State supporter has admitted to prosecutors that he invented the story.

The 45-year-old teacher at a school in Aubervilliers, northeast of Paris, was hospitalised with light stab wounds in his side and throat. The local prosecutor said he is being questioned on why he lied about the attack.

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First Published: Dec 14 2015 | 9:57 PM IST

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