Park Hill School, Ilford, IG5  was thrown into lockdown on Friday afternoon after the knifeman scadled a fench and ran into the playground.

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Man Armed With A Knife Was Arrested By Armed Officers At A School In Ilford

A knifeman jumped over the school gates but was quickly detained by armed police officers ⁦from the Met Police.

No one was hurt in the incident that was caught on camera.

A spokesman for the Met Police said :

Police were called at 2.40pm on Friday, 3 February, to a report of a man with a knife and a person assaulted in Lord Avenue, Ilford.

A man was treated at the scene by LAS having been bitten on his finger.

Officers attended and arrested a man on suspicion of GBH and possession of cannabis.

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Man Armed With A Knife Was Arrested By Armed Officers At A School In Ilford
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