Beväpnad man i skola i Menden, Tyskland 2017-02-22

BREAKING: School in lockdown after gunman spotted in Menden, Germany

A GUNMAN has sparked a lockdown after entering a school in Menden, Germany.

Students and teachers were instructed by loudspeaker to lock their classrooms at around 11.15am GMT.

Police said officers are now at the school.

A Twitter user said: "Possible armed man in school in #Menden, #Germany. Teachers and pupils got order to lock doors. Heavy police presence on the scene."

The school, which has more than 2000 students and 100 teachers, is located in Menden, near Dortmund in west Germany.

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