Arrests after school gas attack

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested after a substance was released in a school, prompting an evacuation. Police said a pepper spray aerosol was set off in the rear stairwell of a classroom block at Christ Church High School, Ashford.

Twenty one pupils were taken to hospital with symptoms including sore eyes, coughing and vomiting. Others were checked by medics at the scene. Two parents were later arrested on suspicion of assaulting police.

Police, fire and ambulance teams attended the scene in the Kingsnorth area at about 1220 GMT, and firefighters using breathing apparatus ventilated the building. Clearly tensions ran quite high Ch Insp Martin Bradley said the gas used was an illegal substance which cannot be bought in shops.

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This article is interesting because it proves how even with the strict gun control laws in Great Britain there are still ways of attacking . It is scary that the gas was a substance not sold in shops and that it has not been released by name to the public.

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