Cops surround German school after 'armed teenager' targets 'ex-girlfriend' schoolgirl

Police successful Germany person launched a manhunt for an equipped teen aft helium targeted a miss astatine her schoolhouse this morning, section media reports.

Riot cops and a chopper are said to beryllium searching for the fishy successful the centre of the metropolis of Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Elite heavy equipped constabulary surrounded the Liselotte-Funcke School gathering aft being alerted this morning, protecting the students from the attacker, BILD reports.

The alleged attacker is believed to beryllium a 17-year-old lad who was a pupil astatine different school. 

The 15-year-old miss who was being targeted is said to person been the boy's ex-girlfriend, the German quality tract reported.

He antecedently showed 1 of his classmates a weapon and told them that helium wanted to spell to his ex-girlfriend's schoolhouse with it to termination her, it is reported.

The miss is present harmless and with cops, a constabulary spokesperson said, adding that she is assisting with their investigation

The fishy entered the schoolhouse astatine astir 8.30am this morning. Teachers past spotted the intruder and alerted police.

All the schoolhouse children are understood to beryllium retired of information and are receiving enactment from authorities. 

The lad is said to beryllium known to police, who are assuming that helium is armed. 

It is not wide whether helium is carrying a existent limb oregon a blank-firing gun.