A significant incident unfolded at a school in Germany today where 20 children were injured during class. The situation at Raderthal School in Cologne led to nine children being swiftly taken to the hospital. Authorities responded promptly to the school following the deployment of pepper spray, triggering a “mass casualty incident” alert.
Initially called to assist one individual, emergency crews soon discovered multiple pupils experiencing severe eye irritation. Police suspect a single 16-year-old as the culprit behind the incident involving the spray. A spokesperson from the local fire department, speaking to the Rundschau newspaper, remarked on the escalation from one injured person to several children affected.
Reports indicate that the nine hospitalized children, aged between 12 to 14 according to local sources, are receiving further treatment. Both the fire service and police are actively investigating the incident’s complete circumstances.
This incident comes on the heels of a previous event where tear gas was sprayed at another primary school in Germany. In that instance, a man targeted around 20 children in the school’s stairwell in Hanau, a city east of Frankfurt. Six girls and 14 boys were treated for breathing difficulties, with two pupils requiring hospitalization. Police are looking into the use of a pepper spray gun following reports of a loud noise heard by some students.
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