BREAKING: Children 'barricaded inside' Berlin school in armed police search
. Local reports say pupils have barricaded themselves in the rooms, talking is banned, ‘everyone is scared and some students are crying’.
Police say they have no information and that a search after an alarm is the normal process ‘even with the slightest suspicion’.Berlin Police task forces have descended onto a high school after an alarm was triggered ‘The police take such alarm signals very seriously and have therefore sent the forces to check the situation and search the school,’ a spokesperson told German media.Under a tweet from the police, students who claim to be at the school say they don’t know what is going on.
‘We are at school and have barricaded ourselves, can anyone give more details about the situation outside?’ one said.Officers have reportedly asked people nearby not to leave their homes. Police can be seen on the roof and in front of the building, according to local reports.The fire brigade is also at the scene with 25 firefighters.
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