Wuppertal suspect held after students wounded at German school - BBC News

Five students are said to have been hurt in an apparent knife attack in Wuppertal, western Germany.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A major police operation was underway after the Wuppertal attack (file pic)A 17-year-old has been arrested after five students were wounded in an apparent knife attack at a school in the western German city of Wuppertal.

A female teacher said the pupils were attacked with a knife and a pair of scissors, German media reported.

Teenagers at the Wilhelm-Dörpfeld secondary school are said to have barricaded themselves in their classrooms.

The suspect was among those wounded and reports say he is also a student.

Details of the attack are unclear but police said they launched a major operation shortly before 10:00 (09:00 GMT) on Thursday.

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