Teenage girl held over post about school shooting in Scotland

A teenage girl was detained in Poland following concerns she was plotting a school shooting in Scotland.

The 16-year-old, who lives in Scotland, was on holiday when she posted online comments about a return to school, along with images of firearms and a sign saying: "I'm coming".

These were detected by Interpol officials in the United States who alerted police in Poland.

The teenager was later detained and admitted making the posts.

Polish police said they had ruled out any intention to commit a terrorist act and the case had been referred to the country's juvenile court.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "Police Scotland is aware of a threat made in Poland via social media which related to a Scottish school, and is liaising with the relevant international and local authorities surrounding this.

"The safety of our children is a top priority and we want to reassure our communities that our colleagues in Poland have not found any evidence whatsoever to suggest this threat was viable."