A pair of air ambulances landed on the stretch of grass in front of the building, only adding to the gravity of the major incident unfolding before everyone.
Meanwhile, the nation’s media were gradually decamping before the school’s railings, one camera crew at a time, and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed his shock as to what was happening.
Justin Williams, whose daughter is in year seven at the school, said his wife rang him when she heard about the incident.
“[Everyone we know] is ok but we’re now worried about the people who have been injured,” he said.
“It’s not something you hear of in Ammanford – for a close community, it’s very rare that you hear of something like this in the area.”
Luke Poole also has relatives at the school.
“My sister and my cousin are in there,” he said.
“They texted me to say someone had been stabbed and that they were being kept in a locked room.
“I’m just waiting for them to get out.”
