4 d. ago Melbourne school in lockdown after 'principal stabbed by member of staff'

A school was placed in lockdown as an attack took place after the school bell rang

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2 w. ago Scots ‘primary school on lockdown’ after man with knife spotted nearby

A PRIMARY school was reportedly locked down after a man was spotted with a knife. Emergency services this morning rushed to the Eskbank Road area of Dalkeith, near to King's Park School. Pupils and staff was kept indoors during the school break due to the incident, according to STV News. Meanwhile, a manhunt has been...

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2 w. ago School in lockdown after shooting with two suspects at large

Woodrow Wilson Senior High in Los Angeles' El Sereno area has been shutdown following a shooting near the school, with the two suspects remaining at large as police spot one sprint away

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2 w. ago Three teens among five in hospital as school put in lockdown after 'chemical spill'

Crews arrived to find six patients requiring assessment after being exposed to a chemical substance

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2 w. ago UK Primary school in lockdown as man with 'air rifle' spotted pointing weapon

Eskdale Academy in Hartlepool was placed in lockdown on Monday morning after a man was seen in the street carrying what appears to be an air rifle at around 8.55am

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3 w. ago Yorkshire school on lockdown with students 'barricading themselves in classrooms'

Students updated their parents on the situation via text

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3 w. ago School on 'lockdown' as pupils 'barricade themselves in classroom'

Parents said that students and staff at the school were forced to "barricade doors with metal bars".

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3 w. ago East Riding school on 'lockdown' as students 'barricade themselves in classroom'

A school in the East Riding of Yorkshire was placed in 'lockdown' this morning, with students forced to 'barricade doors with metal bars', a parent said

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3 w. ago Howden School in lockdown over 'gunman' reports as 'kids barricaded in classrooms'

Howden School in Yorkshire was put on lockdown after reports of a 'gunman' one parent has said - it reportedly led to staff and pupils being barricaded inside classrooms

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3 w. ago School put on lockdown over man reportedly 'chanting about demons and children'

The police were called to reports of a man acting suspiciously around a school in Solihull at around 3pm yesterday

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3 w. ago Solihull school plunged into lockdown as man 'chants about demons'

Children were put into lockdown at Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School in Solihull after reports of a man said to have been "chanting about demons"

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3 w. ago Solihull primary school in lockdown after man 'chants about demons and children'

Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School in Solihull was placed on lockdown for around 45 minutes after a man was reportedly seen acting suspiciously and 'chanting'

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3 w. ago Protesters disrupt event at Nigerian museum embroiled in looted artefacts row

Protest at Mowaa comes amid dispute over ownership of Benin bronzes looted by British colonial forcesProtesters have disrupted a preview event at a new museum in Nigeria that has become embroiled in a bitter row over the restitution of artefacts looted by British colonial forces.In a video circulating on social media, demonstrators were seen loudly chanting “Oba ghato kpere ise” (“Long live the King” in Bini language) while foreign and local visitors were ushered out of the Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) by security personnel in Benin City. Reporters at the scene said there was minor damage to the museum, which is due to open publicly on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Protesters target major new Nigerian museum embroiled in looted artefacts row

Protest at Mowaa comes amid dispute over ownership of Benin bronzes looted by British colonial forcesProtesters have disrupted a preview event at a new museum in Nigeria that has become embroiled in a row over the restitution of artefacts looted by British colonial forces.In a video circulating on social media, demonstrators were seen loudly chanting: “Oba ghato kpere ise” (“Long live the king” in Bini language) while foreign and local visitors were ushered out of the Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) by security personnel in Benin City. Reporters at the scene said there was minor damage to the museum, which is due to open to the public on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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