Police have halted a bus and taken seven teenagers into custody after reports of a serious assault in Auckland.
A spokesperson told the Herald they received multiple calls relating to the group from around 3.37pm after reports from around the Te Atatū Rd area.
The group boarded a bus into central Auckland before police located the bus and stopped it in the city.
At least one person was assaulted, police said.
“At this very early stage, we can advise the group are in police custody and staff continue to make inquiries in what exactly has taken place.
“Charges are likely and are still being worked through as part of the investigation.”
A mother of a passenger told the Herald her son saw a person with a knife “banging on the door of the bus” before the driver got out of the bus to chase him.
She claimed another student was chased by two attackers and ran towards the motorway.
Another passenger’s mother claimed the incident involved youths with no uniform demanding “another random kid” tag them on the bus.
A witness said police pulled the bus over in Cook St in the CBD.
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