**Headline:** Köln: Large-scale operation after false shooting alarm at secondary school – Police issue reassuring news **Subtitle:** After a large-scale police operation this afternoon at the Georg-Büchner-Gesamtschule in the Cologne district of Weidenpesch, the police have issued reassuring news. A spokesman for the police announced at the scene that, according to the current status of the investigation, there was no danger at the school. **Paragraph 1:** At around 12:30 p.m., the police received several emergency calls reporting shots fired at the school. Numerous emergency services were immediately deployed to the scene. The school building was extensively searched by special forces. However, no evidence of a shooting was found, and no injured persons were located. **Paragraph 2:** According to initial investigations, the alarm was apparently triggered by a false report. Students had apparently heard loud noises and had mistakenly assumed that shots had been fired. The exact cause of the noises is still unclear. The police are continuing to investigate. **Paragraph 3:** As a precaution, the school building was evacuated and students were taken to a nearby sports hall. Parents were asked to pick up their children from there. The police have now lifted the cordon around the school and students are being allowed to return to the building. **Conclusion:** The police praised the exemplary behavior of the students and teachers during the operation. Thanks to their calm and orderly conduct, the situation could be resolved quickly and without further incident. The police emphasized that there was no reason for concern and that the safety of students and staff was ensured.
