Police swooped on a Sunday School group at the weekend when they were spotted playing laser tag near the Premier's house. The children were firing at each other along the coast at the end of Pampas Road, Smith's, when someone mistook their guns for the real thing.

When officers arrived however, the false alarm soon became a source of amusement.

"The Police did have a chuckle between themselves," said Sunday School teacher Zachary Moniz, who accompanied the group. "It was amusing, but given the gun incidents on the Island probably a response was warranted, and I'm glad to see the Police aren't taking anything for granted."

Mr. Moniz, a Lindo's store manager from Smith's, had taken 13 children from the Evangelical Church in Paget on an afternoon's outing, with the equipment hired from Lazer Quest Bermuda.

"We went to an area near a family property which is a great place for laser tag as there's a wooded casuarina area, the rocks and the beach," he said.

"But I guess someone from the Devonshire beach side must have seen us all running around the rocks with guns and filed a report to the Police. And I guess the Premier's house is only two or three houses away as well."

Mr. Moniz said the boys, aged nine to 13, have played laser tag in the area twice before without incident. The two unarmed officers explained there was "a report of guys playing with guns".

"We had been playing for an hour before the Police arrived at 3 p.m.," he said. "I don't know who made the report or what the concern was, as the officers rightfully didn't divulge that information. They said that with rising gun incidents they had to check everything out."

Mr. Moniz, a father-of-four whose ten-year-old son Jacob was among the group, said: "I guess the guns look quite realistic. From a distance you could make a mistake for sure."