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Two schools are locked down as armed police hunt knifeman after boy is taken to hospital with injuries

Armed police officers are hunting a knifeman seen near to St Peter's High School in Tuffley, in Gloucester on Friday morning, as one boy has been reported injured.

Covered by 4 sources from United Kingdom. First reported by The Mirror ·

How 4 newspapers cover this story

  1. The MirrorUnited KingdomFirst report

    School on lockdown as armed police hunt 'man with bladed weapon' as boy injured

    Armed police swarmed the school after a boy was injured nearby

  2. Daily MailUnited Kingdom

    Two schools are locked down as armed police hunt knifeman after boy is taken to hospital with injuries

    Armed police officers are hunting a knifeman seen near to St Peter's High School in Tuffley, in Gloucester on Friday morning, as one boy has been reported injured.

  3. The IndependentUnited Kingdom

    Armed police in manhunt after boy hospitalised in incident near school in Gloucester

    Armed police are reportedly on the scene

    · Police hunting suspect after boy injured during incident in Gloucester

  4. BBC NewsUnited Kingdom

    Schools in lockdown and boy in hospital

    Armed police are on the scene in Tuffley - police say pupils are safe within school grounds.

Coverage details

4 outlets from United Kingdom are covering this story: The Mirror, Daily Mail, The Independent and BBC News. The Mirror published it first, on November 6, 2026; the last outlet to join was BBC News, less than an hour later.

Key names in the coverage: Gloucester and Tuffley.

In total 5 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.

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