Dozens of children injured after primary school hit with tear gas attack in Berlin in ‘mass casualty incident'

DOZENS of children are reported to have been injured at a Berlin primary school after it was tear-gassed.
A total of 37 pupils are suffering symptoms following the incident at Miriam Makeba School.
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The school was evacuated and shut just after 9am today following the incident.
Affected pupils are reportedly being treated by emergency services at the scene.
Tear gas was sprayed in the hallway of the school building, local media has reported.
Students affected complained of shortness of breath and eye irritation.
A fire department spokesperson told local media that 37 children were affected.
"One child had to be transported to a hospital for further medical care," they added.
A police spokesperson said that the building has been ventilated and there is no further danger to students and teachers.
It comes following another incident in Germany at a school in Dresden in March.
As many as 38 children were injured in a horror gas attack at a school.
It was reported that an "irritating gas-like substance" was sprayed at the school.
A spokesperson for the fire brigade said: "We have triggered a major alarm and prepared the clinics in Dresden and the surrounding area."
Numerous children were complaining of breathing difficulties, irritated eyes and intense coughing.
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