Hesse: sprayed pepper spray: the school was partially cleared

Eppstein/Wiesbaden (dpa/lhe) - A student is said to have sprayed pepper spray in a school in Eppstein (Main-Taunus district).

Hesse: sprayed pepper spray: the school was partially cleared

Eppstein/Wiesbaden (dpa/lhe) - A student is said to have sprayed pepper spray in a school in Eppstein (Main-Taunus district). The police cleared the affected part of the building. Around 80 students were brought to safety, said the police headquarters in Wiesbaden on Friday.

Two people were treated by paramedics at the scene. According to initial investigations, the suspected student was said to have handled the pepper spray outside the school building, but the spray mist went through the windows into several classrooms.