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Daily Mail
11 hours ago
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Mass casualty incident at Berlin primary school with dozens of children injured after 'tear gas attack'
A primary school in Berlin has been evacuated after reports it suffered a 'tear gas attack'. Berlin police issued a brief statement on social media that confirmed an incident at the Miriam Makeba school, but gave no details of the cause. 'Shortly after 9am, our emergency services were alerted to the Miriam Makeba Elementary School... At least ten children are reportedly complaining of eye and respiratory irritation. They are currently being treated by emergency personnel. 'The building has been evacuated and ventilated.' Police added: 'Currently, there is no longer any danger. School operations are to be suspended. Investigations into the cause and possible perpetrators are ongoing.'
The Sun
12 hours ago
- The Sun
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. 1 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. .
Al Jazeera
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
US police use tear gas on protesters at immigration facility
US police use tear gas on protesters at immigration facility NewsFeed US police use tear gas on protesters at immigration facility Police in the US city of Portland used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters outside an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.
The Independent
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Channel crisis ‘deteriorating', No 10 admits as French use tear gas on migrants
French police teargassed migrants desperately trying to reach the UK as No 10 admitted the situation at the English Channel was getting worse. Hundreds gathered on the dunes before making dashes towards the Channel at Gravelines beach near Calais, all intent on boarding a single dinghy on Tuesday morning. The French authorities stood by and watched as those not deterred by the gas waded into the water intent on boarding a single dinghy to risk the Channel crossing. The scenes at Gravelines unfolded just hours after a meeting between Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron in Canada to address a situation No 10 acknowledged was 'deteriorating'. Some 16,545 people have crossed in small boats so far in 2025 according to Home Office figures, a 45% increase on the same period in 2024. At Gravelines on Tuesday, migrants of all ages who made it to the sea had to wait in waist-deep water for almost an hour before any of them were able to board the small boat. An older man on crutches had to be carried out of the water by two others, who then ran off to re-join the crowd. Many others did not make it to the water, raising their arms in surrender under a thick blanket of tear gas fired by the French Police Nationale. Officers were trudging the sands at Gravelines beach before the sun had risen on Tuesday morning, armed with riot shields, tear gas and batons. Pictures taken by the PA news agency show a cloud of smoke as migrants ran from the dunes. A warning cry of 'baby, baby' was heard as a man carrying a tiny child sprinted out of the smog. Those who made it to the water bunched into three groups and waited for the dinghy to collect them, watched by the French police from the shoreline. While they waited, an Afghani migrant who wished to remain anonymous told PA that he was seeking a better life in the UK. 'Just I want to go for a good life, I have a situation bad in my country,' he said. Well over 50 migrants made it aboard the small black dinghy before it finally took off into the Channel. Others were left to watch as it floated out to sea. Pictures from the morning show a woman sitting dejected on the sand after chasing the dinghy as it left the beach. She and her friends, thought to be Ethiopian, complained that it was mostly men who had managed to get on the boat that morning. They had been hit by tear gas when the migrants were making their initial sprint to the water. The dinghy, which had originally come to shore around 7am local time (6am BST), headed out to sea at 9.30am. The boat appeared to be overloaded and witnesses saw it was eventually brought back to shore at around 11am local time. The police present on Gravelines beach would not confirm whether the use of tear gas had now become common practice during these clashes. A beach comber who has begun to document crossings was watching events unfold on Tuesday. The 28-year-old said of French police: 'I think they show them that they tried to stop them but they're happy if a few hundred or thousand are away because the camps are more empty.' The Prime Minister and Mr Macron will hold a summit in July focused on tackling the migration problem, No 10 said after a meeting between the pair in the margins of the G7 in Canada. ' Migration should be a key focus given the deteriorating situation in the Channel, they confirmed – adding that they should continue to work closely with other partners to find innovative ways to drive forward progress,' an official readout of the meeting said. Downing Street acknowledged there were 'no quick fixes', but insisted action was already being taken and 'the days of Britain being a soft touch for these gangs are over'. That includes measures aimed at getting the French authorities to intervene even if migrants are already in the sea. Asked if the Government approved of the use of tear gas, the spokesman said: 'Our work with the French has never been closer. 'We are the first government to have secured agreement from the French to review their laws so their border enforcement teams can intervene in shallow waters.' Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said: 'Starmer is right, under his watch the Channel crisis is spiralling out of control.' He said 2025 was the worst year on record but Labour's answer was 'to ask the British taxpayer to foot the bill for their accommodation or to pay half a billion pounds for the French to wave the boats off and do next to nothing to prevent Channel crossings'. He added: 'The gangs are laughing, the boats keep coming, and Labour's response is to form another taskforce and hold a summit. It's weak and it's embarrassing.'
Sky News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News
French police fire tear gas at migrants – as No 10 admits Channel crisis 'deteriorating'
Migrants attempting to reach the UK were teargassed by French police on Tuesday morning – as No 10 admitted the situation in the English Channel was getting worse. Officers took action after hundreds of people gathered on Gravelines beach, near Calais, and then rushed towards a single dinghy floating just offshore. However, authorities stood by and watched as some of them, undeterred by the gas, waded into the water intent on boarding the boat to risk the Channel crossing. The scenes unfolded just hours after a meeting between Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron in Canada to address the situation, which No 10 described as "deteriorating". More than 16,300 people have crossed the Channel in small boats so far in 2025, a 43% increase on the same period in 2024. Migrants who ran into the sea at Gravelines had to wait in waist-deep water for almost an hour before they were able to board the dinghy. An older man on crutches had to be carried out of the water by two others, who then ran back to rejoin the crowd. Many others did not make it to the water, raising their arms in surrender under a thick blanket of tear gas fired by the French Police Nationale. A warning cry of "baby, baby" was heard as a man carrying a small child sprinted out of the smog. One Afghani migrant, who wished to remain anonymous, said he was seeking a better life in the UK as the situation was "bad" in his country. More than 50 migrants made it aboard the dinghy before it finally began its journey across the Channel. Others were left to watch as it floated out to sea. A woman was seen sitting on the sand after chasing the dinghy as it left the beach. She and her friends, thought to be Ethiopian, complained afterwards that it was mostly men who had managed to get on the boat. However, despite the vessel departing, witnesses saw the dinghy being brought back to shore about an hour and a half later. The police present on the beach would not confirm whether the use of tear gas had now become common practice in such cases. The prime minister and Mr Macron will hold a summit in July focused on tackling the issue, No 10 said after the pair met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada. An official readout of the meeting stated that the two leaders had agreed that "migration should be a key focus given the deteriorating situation in the Channel" and that "they should continue to work closely with other partners to find innovative ways to drive forward progress." Downing Street said there were "no quick fixes", but said action was already being taken and "the days of Britain being a soft touch for these [people-smuggling] gangs are over". It said that included measures aimed at getting the French authorities to intervene even if migrants were already in the sea. Asked if the government approved of the use of tear gas, a No 10 spokesman said: "Our work with the French has never been closer. "We are the first government to have secured agreement from the French to review their laws so their border enforcement teams can intervene in shallow waters."
