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Irritant-Spray Incidents at German Schools Trigger Evacuations, Injuries and Investigations

Police in Würzburg identify pepper spray in a school toilet as the source of a gas alarm that left 21 injured.

Overview

  • In Würzburg, an unknown person released pepper spray in a vocational school restroom on Mozartstraße, prompting a full evacuation and road closures.
  • Authorities initially treated the Würzburg incident as a possible gas leak before confirming an irritant, with 21 people receiving on‑site medical care and the building later ventilated and reopened.
  • Police in Lower Franconia opened an investigation on suspicion of dangerous bodily harm in the Würzburg case, and the perpetrator has not been identified.
  • In Ulm-Wiblingen earlier the same day, a 17-year-old allegedly sprayed an irritant in a ground-floor corridor, leading to at least 14 people reporting respiratory irritation, dizziness and nausea.
  • Part of the Ulm school on Buchauer Straße was evacuated, the building was ventilated, classes resumed, the suspect was taken to hospital, and police are investigating for dangerous bodily harm.