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| Third bailed over school shooting | |
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| A third boy has been released on bail after 17 primary school children were shot with plastic pellets at a school. | |
| The 12-year-old was arrested earlier in Rugeley, Staffordshire. | |
| Two boys, also aged 12, who were arrested on Thursday, have also been released on police bail. All three are due to report to police on Sunday. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| The youngsters, aged between seven and 11, did not need hospital treatment. | The youngsters, aged between seven and 11, did not need hospital treatment. |
| The boys were arrested on suspicion of assault. A police spokesman said investigations were continuing. | The boys were arrested on suspicion of assault. A police spokesman said investigations were continuing. |
| A number of toy BB guns were recovered yesterday by officers and two more have been seized today from a home in the Rugeley area, a spokeswoman added. | |
| It is believed the pellets were fired by children from another school who were hiding in bushes. | It is believed the pellets were fired by children from another school who were hiding in bushes. |