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Teenagers questioned after high school lockdown in Pincourt, Que.

Two teenagers are being questioned by Quebec provincial police after a report that someone was seen carrying a firearm, leading to a brief lockdown at Chêne-Bleu High School.

Students confined to classrooms after report of firearm; pellet gun seized by police

Chêne-Bleu High School in Pincourt, Que., was on lockdown on Tuesday after a report of a teen carrying a firearm in the area. (CBC)

Two teenagers are being questioned by Quebec provincial police after reports someone was seen carrying a firearm near a high school west of Montreal.

Chêne-Bleu High School, located in Pincourt, on Île Perrot, was briefly locked down as a precaution, with students confined to their classrooms.

Sûreté du Québec spokeswoman Sgt. Joyce Kemp said police seized a pellet gun in the area.

Police received the tip shortly before noon.