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Reading College Updates After Stabbing as Armed Police Swarm Campus
Reading College was locked down after a stabbing and fireworks incident; police conducted an armed search and confirmed injuries are not life-threatening.
- On November 6, 2025, Reading College's Kings Road Campus went into lockdown after reports of multiple people stabbed and fireworks lit on campus, prompting an immediate response.
- Witnesses said an altercation at lunch involved a firecracker being set off on Kings Road Campus, which local reports linked to a later on-campus injury.
- The college left an automated message reassuring students’ families that 'all actions have been taken to ensure students’ safety' and that the injured student's family had been informed, while social media images showed a large police presence at the campus.
- Police confirmed an arrest and that a boy who sustained injuries is receiving medical treatment for non-life-threatening wounds.
- Thames Valley Police said search activity is ongoing, supported by officers, and advised members of the public to avoid the area; the force clarified it had not categorised the incident as a major incident and promised updates.
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Kent OnlineArrest made as armed police called to college after student injured in attack
The boy’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
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Armed police at college after student injured in attack
The boy’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Armed police are at a college in Reading after a student was injured in an attack. The boy suffered injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening following the assault at Reading College on Thursday afternoon. Images on social media show a large police presence at the college’s campus on Kings Road. A Thames Valley Police spokesperson said: “We are aware of an assault with inj…
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