Shocking footage shows the moment panicked schoolchildren fled for their lives after a gang of youths crashed a school birthday party and launched a horrifying knife attack.
Dozens of police officers swooped on Elm Park Primary School's hall, in Havering, Essex, at around 9pm on Saturday when a group of more than 50 youths armed with knives and machetes reportedly gatecrashed the 16th birthday celebration.
The fighting, which police say involved a 'number of teenagers', allegedly lasted until 11pm, with two victims, aged 16 and 19, taken to hospital with non-life threatening knife injuries.
Police said three teenagers were arrested at the scene on suspicion of assaulting emergency works. A spokesman for the force said the group became 'aggressive' towards them when officers tried to engage.
The officers who clashed with the youths were treated at the scene by the London Ambulance Service.
New footage has now revealed the moment dozens of teenagers are seen running through the streets in a desperate bid to get to safety.
In chaotic scenes, the youths are seen sprinting through the road as officers scramble to disperse the crowds.
At least two officers are seen using police dogs and shouting at the teenagers to help clear the area as blue light vehicles lit up homes on the quiet residential street.
Teenagers are seen putting their arms around each other and fleeing after the shocking scenes unfolded on Saturday.
It comes after footage circulated over the weekend of one of the attackers brandishing a knife as dozens of schoolchildren fled the hall screaming.
One local resident told the Havering Daily: 'It was total chaos. We saw between 40-50 youths, running through the streets.
'We think they had knives as they were seen dropping weapons in people's drive ways and running away.
'They were attacking the police and there were so many of them that the police had to just disperse them. We couldn't believe what we saw. They were all aged 16 and over and they were not from here.'
They added that they saw police chasing the youths as they tried to disperse the crowd.
One mother claimed her daughter, 15, has also been taken to hospital after being attacked on a train by the same mob of youths who ran from the party.
Her mother told the Havering Daily: 'She had gone to a party that was supposed to have correct security but it didn't and it all went wrong.
'As she ran scared from the event, she told me the fire exit wasn't accessible and that as she got on the train, other youths followed and more fighting began.
'My daughter was attacked on the train and more fights took place. It was awful. Over a hundred youths got on and they were still fighting and doing gas balloons. My daughter is still in hospital.'
A Met Police spokesperson said: 'Police were called shortly after 21:00 on Saturday, 22 March to reports of a fight involving a group on Calbourne Avenue.
'Officers attended before engaging with a number of teenagers who became aggressive toward them.
'Three teenagers were arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault on emergency workers. They were taken to an East London police station. They were bailed to return for questioning later today.
'The officers were treated at the scene by London Ambulance Service medics and do not require hospital treatment.
'Separately, two individuals, including a 16-year old male and a 19-year old male sustained suspected knife injuries and were taken to hospital where their injuries were deemed neither life changing nor life threatening. They continue to assist police with their enquiries
'An investigating into the circumstances of the incident is ongoing.'
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