A group of primary school children have made a disturbing discovery of two rifles, one of them loaded, buried in the ground beneath a Gold Coast classroom.









Police have launched an immediate appeal for information after the find, which was reported by teachers at the Musgrave Hill State Primary School on the Gold Coast yesterday morning.

Children as young as eight and up to 12 are believed to have unearthed the two weapons, which were found partially buried in a case along with three boxes of ammunition.

Police recovered a .22 and .357 calibre rifle and confirmed one of the rifles was loaded.