Incident in Berlin
44 children injured in irritant gas attack at elementary school
Numerous children were injured by irritant gas at an elementary school in the Berlin district of Weißensee on Monday morning - one of them seriously. An unknown person sprayed the gas, according to the police.
A total of 44 children suffered eye and respiratory tract irritation, according to the Berlin fire department. Rescue workers took 22 of the children to hospital, the others were taken home to their parents.
It is still unclear whether the irritant gas sprayer was an adult or a child, it said. The police are investigating the exact cause.
Emergency services controlled the air
The fire department suspects that the gas escaped from a classroom through an open door into the corridor. The emergency services checked the air in the school and lessons were able to continue after the all-clear was given, according to the fire department.
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