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| Boy arrested over school shooting | Boy arrested over school shooting |
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| Seventeen primary school children have been shot with plastic pellets at a school in Staffordshire. | Seventeen primary school children have been shot with plastic pellets at a school in Staffordshire. |
| Police said 15 boys and two girls were hurt when a BB gun was fired at them in the playground at Etchinghill Primary School in Rugeley. | Police said 15 boys and two girls were hurt when a BB gun was fired at them in the playground at Etchinghill Primary School in Rugeley. |
| A 12-year-old boy was later arrested on suspicion of assault. Three boys from a different school were thought to have fired on the pupils from nearby bushes. | A 12-year-old boy was later arrested on suspicion of assault. Three boys from a different school were thought to have fired on the pupils from nearby bushes. |
| The youngsters suffered bruising but did not need hospital treatment. | The youngsters suffered bruising but did not need hospital treatment. |
| The injured children are aged between seven and 11. | The injured children are aged between seven and 11. |
| 'Parents relieved' | |
| Headteacher Jenny Dodd said: "We're just hugely relieved that nobody had any serious injuries. | |
| "As soon as we were alerted we contacted the police and we're doing all that we can to help them with their inquiries. | |
| "They were minor injuries, basically bruising. | |
| "To begin with I don't think any of the children realised what was happening because I think they were so insignificant, being tiny pellets and mostly plastic. | |
| "Parents were relieved that we called them and that their children hadn't been severely injured." | |
| BB gun warning | BB gun warning |
| Staffordshire Police said the arrested boy had been taken to Cannock police station for questioning. | Staffordshire Police said the arrested boy had been taken to Cannock police station for questioning. |
| Ch Insp Juliet Prince said: "It is very fortunate that no-one was more seriously hurt. | Ch Insp Juliet Prince said: "It is very fortunate that no-one was more seriously hurt. |
| "We are working closely with pupils and staff to build up a picture of what happened, and are treating the incident very seriously. | "We are working closely with pupils and staff to build up a picture of what happened, and are treating the incident very seriously. |
| "It serves as yet another warning about the dangers of children having access to BB guns and air weapons." | "It serves as yet another warning about the dangers of children having access to BB guns and air weapons." |
| Anyone with information should contact police, she added. | Anyone with information should contact police, she added. |