Reports: Attackers claiming to be ISIL supporters stab Jewish teacher in France

Donna Leinwand Leger | USA TODAY

Three people shouting anti-Semitic remarks stabbed a history teacher at a Jewish school in Marseille, Reuters and Agence France-Presse reported, citing prosecutors.

Un enseignant d'une école juive blessé à coups de couteau par trois hommes à Marseille (préfet de police) https://t.co/eIxYb5UTSZ #AFP — Agence France-Presse (@afpfr) November 18, 2015

The injuries are not life threatening, Brice Robin, a prosecutor, told Reuters. One of the attackers appeared to be wearing a T-shirt supporting the ISIS cause, Robin said.

The attack occurred in the 13th arrondissement of Marseille, said Laurent Nuñez, the Commissioner of Police of the Rhone delta AFP. The male teacher, who was wearing a yarmulke, works at the of Yavneh community center, which includes both a school and a synagogue.

"This teacher was accosted in the street by three men mounted on two scooters" at 7:50 p.m. "The three individuals insulted, threatened and stabbed the victim in the arm and leg. They were disturbed by the arrival of a car and fled," Robin said.