# Two Gloucester men held over alleged sword attack near schools

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/two-teenagers-arrested-over-sword-attack-near-catholic-school/
- Published: 2026-11-07T12:57:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T13:03:20+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/news/gloucestershire-school-sword-attack-two-arrested
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Two Gloucester men have been arrested after an alleged sword attack.
- A 17-year-old suffered a superficial wound near two schools.
- Both suspects remain in police custody as enquiries continue.

## Summary

Two Gloucester men, aged 19 and 18, have been arrested in connection with an alleged sword attack near two schools. The arrests are the latest development in a police investigation into an incident that prompted a lockdown and a search for two suspects.

A 17-year-old suffered a superficial wound believed to have been caused by a sword after two males chased two boys on Friday morning; the other boy was not physically injured. The 19-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray, while the 18-year-old, who handed himself in, was also arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon. Both remain in custody for questioning. A woman previously arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released on bail.

## Coverage

- [GB News: Two Gloucester men held over alleged sword attack near schools](https://www.gbnews.com/news/gloucestershire-school-sword-attack-two-arrested)
- [Daily Mail: Police arrest two teenagers, 19 and 18, after 17-year-old was injured in sword attack outside school](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16273847/Police-arrest-two-teenagers-19-18-17-year-old-injured-sword-attack-outside-school.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [The Guardian: Two men arrested after boy injured in Gloucester sword attack](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/07/sword-attack-gloucester-school-men-arrested-boy-injured)

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