Jewish teacher attacked by teen armed with machete in France

A teenager armed with a machete has attacked a Jewish teacher in southern France, invoking IS group and saying he had also planned to go after police.

The 15-year-old Turkish Kurd was arrested soon after attacking the teacher, who was injured in the outdoor attack in central Marseille, according to prosecutor Brice Robin.

The teen invoked allah and IS after he was detained, saying “the Muslims of France dishonour Islam and the French army protects Jews”.