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Teacher snatches gun from boy

A 12-year-old boy brought an unloaded handgun to school Monday and pointed it at his head before a teacher took it away, Prince William County police said. The Potomac Middle School student showed the gun to other students at the bus stop, hopped on the bus, and when he got off the bus, pulled the gun out and pointed it at his head. Police say the boy will be charged with possession of a weapon on school property.

5 taken to hospital after school bus crash

Five people, including two children, were taken to a hospital after a crash involving a D.C. school bus and three other vehicles in Northwest Washington. The accident happened about 9:30 a.m. Monday on the 4800 block of Connecticut Avenue. D.C. fire department spokesman Pete Piringer said five people, including two children believed to be about 8 or 9 years old, were taken to hospitals for cautionary checkups, Piringer said.

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