Shocking moment teenagers use their BACKPACKS to defend classmates as a knifeman with two blades attacks their school in broad daylight

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This is the shocking moment a group of students defend themselves from a knife-wielding man by launching backpacks at him.

The knifeman was swinging two blades at the pupils on the grounds of a Dutch college before being chased away.

The clip shows students chasing the assailant and throwing their bags at him so he trips as he tries to make his getaway. 

Footage has emerged from the incident that took place at Scala College in Alphen aan den Rijn, in the Netherlands.

After tripping the knifeman picks himself up but the students don't back down, they continue to move towards him, forcing him off school grounds. 

Continuing to wave the two knives in the air the man backs away but one vigilante swings his backpack at him again.

The clip shows students chasing the assailant and throwing their bags at him so he trips as he tries to make his getaway

The footage that has emerged from the incident which occurred on Tuesday has surfaced on social media shows him them walk away from the school.

Police later stopped the suspect who was a 44-year-old man known to them, local news reported.       

The suspect is being held in custody while care pathways are investigated, they said.

Students continued to push forwards forcing the assailant to leave the school grounds

The footage that has emerged from the incident which occurred on Tuesday has surfaced on social media shows him them walk away from the school