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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 Etching Hill 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' | 'Parents relieved' |
| Head teacher Jenny Dodd said: "We're just hugely relieved that nobody had any serious injuries. | Head teacher 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. | "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. | "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. | "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." | "Parents were relieved that we called them and that their children hadn't been severely injured." |
| The children were fired at during their lunch break | |
| 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 officers were looking for "two or possibly three" other people of similar age to the arrested boy. | Ch Insp Juliet Prince said officers were looking for "two or possibly three" other people of similar age to the arrested boy. |
| "It is very fortunate that no-one was more seriously hurt," she said. | "It is very fortunate that no-one was more seriously hurt," she said. |
| "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 said. | Anyone with information should contact police, she said. |