A massive police operation is under way in Germany amid reports of a gunman on the loose

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Around 40 police officers have swooped at the school in Elmshorn, on the outskirts of the city, after a student reported seeing a gunman dressed completely in black near the Elmshorner Waldorf School and the adjacent kindergarten on Adenauer Damm.

The red alert was triggered at around 12.45pm on Friday and police scoured the scene for the gunman.

Police later confirmed no one had been injured and no suspect was found.