Girl, 15, arrested after pupils ‘shot with BB gun’

A 15-year-old girl has been arrested after five pupils were allegedly shot with a BB gun and a police officer assaulted on a school bus. It is understood the incident happened in South Lanarkshire on 24 August.

A police spokeswoman said no-one required medical assistance.

The girl has been excluded from school and is now the subject of a report to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration.

She has been arrested in connection with an alleged breach of the peace, common assault, resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.

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