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'Armed man' clears Berlin school 'Armed man' clears Berlin school
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German police have evacuated a large school in the capital, Berlin, after reports that an armed man has entered the building. German police have evacuated a school in the capital, Berlin, following an anonymous telephone warning that an armed man had entered the building.
Police went to the school after receiving an emergency telephone call from inside it at 0900 (0700 GMT). Police went to the school after receiving a call from inside it at 0900 (0700 GMT) but after almost four hours searching no suspect was found.
There are no reports of any injuries at the school, which is located in the central district of Kreuzberg. More than 100 officers, including special forces, searched the building.
Police said they were still searching the building, and that the alert may turn out to be a false alarm. The technical college, located in the central district of Kreuzberg, has about 6,000 pupils aged 15 to 18.
"There is the possibility that the man is not inside any more," spokesman Bernard Schodrowski told local TV. A police spokesman confirmed that "no suspect was found". It is still unclear if it was a false alarm or if a suspect did manage to escape unseen from the building.
The school, a technical college, has around 6,000 pupils aged 15 to 18.