He and another school official who entered the classroom are reported by US media to have warned the suspect that there would be no shooting in his class - at which point the gunman put down his weapon and police officers arrested him.

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In a forthcoming study of voters undertaken after the recent presidential elections, Nonna Mayer, a professor at Sciences Po, argues that the increase in support for the National Front can almost entirely be put down to a shift in the allegiance of working-class women.

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Much of the rise in profit was put down to sales of first-class tickets, particularly those bought in advance.

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Down the hall, a private first class who was driving the vehicle was put gingerly on a bed.

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