"I see no reason to censor the facts. This could have ended in catastrophe," police lieutenant Hans Martin Skovly at Vennesla sheriff's office told the newspaper.
Groups of kids from Vennesla have been close to open conflict with a notorious youth gang from Kristiansand, and this episode occurred in mid-September.
The band of 20 on the bus were also armed with bat, axes and knives, out to get the 'farmers' from Vennesla, Skovly said. The gang were unaware that they were on their way to meet a much larger mob with the same intentions.
The two groups reportedly used national newspaper Dagbladet's Internet chat service to arrange a meeting place.
On Monday night about 150 shocked parents in Vennesla learned what has really been happening in their little society.
"The situation in recent months has been very serious, but there are many signs that the conflict has calmed now," Skovly said.
