Police officers were called to a school yesterday after pupils spotted a man carrying a rifle.

police officers were called to a school yesterday after pupils spotted a man carrying a rifle.As pupils got off their school buses they saw a man holding the gun in an area of parkland between Gowerton Comprehensive School and Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr, in Swansea.Armed response officers went to the scene and the South Wales Police helicopter joined the search for the gunman. A firearm was recovered near the scene.
Two men – aged 37 and 38 – and a 38-year-old woman, were arrested on suspicion of firearms offences. All three were last night in custody at Swansea Central Police station.Superintendent Julian Williams who led the operation said: “This was a very frightening experience for those pupils concerned. The prompt action of the police and the swiftness of the arrests helped to defuse the situation. I would like to reassure members of the public that incidents involving firearms in Swansea are very few and far between.”Peter Johns, chairman of Gowerton Community Council and a governor of the comprehensive school said, “We have had some problems with anti-social behaviour by youngsters in Gowerton in the past but nothing as far as I am aware involving firearms.”