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Several students have been detained, after police intervened to quell at least four fights in St John\u2019s Friday afternoon.<\/p>

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The law enforcers also seized several sharp instruments which were being used as weapons, including machetes, knives and pairs of scissors.<\/p>\n

There have been no reports of injuries.<\/p>

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Cell Phone videos show at least six students being whisked away in a police vehicle, following the tense clashes near the YMCA.<\/p>

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Police say three of the incidents happened in the vicinity of the YMCA, and at least one other close to the Works Ministry.<\/p>\n

The Juvenile Justice Act stipulates how these cases are handled, including provisions for the detained students to be handed over to their parents, pending further investigations.<\/p>

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Police are urging the students to desist from these hostilities, and are admonishing parents to play a more active role in a de-escalation of these tensions.<\/p>\n

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