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| Axe attack at Brazilian pre-school leaves four children dead and four injured | Axe attack at Brazilian pre-school leaves four children dead and four injured |
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| President Lula deplores ‘act of hate and cowardice’ as police arrest 25-year-old man after killings in southern state of Santa Catarina | President Lula deplores ‘act of hate and cowardice’ as police arrest 25-year-old man after killings in southern state of Santa Catarina |
| At least four children have been killed and four other injured when a 25-year-old man armed with a small axe attacked a pre-school in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. | At least four children have been killed and four other injured when a 25-year-old man armed with a small axe attacked a pre-school in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. |
| Police said the man responsible for the attack in the city of Blumenau early on Wednesday had been arrested. The local security chief, Marcio Alberto Filippi, told reporters the attacker gained access to the private school by scaling its walls. | Police said the man responsible for the attack in the city of Blumenau early on Wednesday had been arrested. The local security chief, Marcio Alberto Filippi, told reporters the attacker gained access to the private school by scaling its walls. |
| Hospital Santo Antônio in the city of Blumenau said the other four injured children in the attack aged between three and five years old were under its medical care. | Hospital Santo Antônio in the city of Blumenau said the other four injured children in the attack aged between three and five years old were under its medical care. |
| According to local media, a 25-year-old man jumped over the nursery wall and attacked the children with an axe. | According to local media, a 25-year-old man jumped over the nursery wall and attacked the children with an axe. |
| The attack, dubbed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a “monstrosity”, happened nearly a week after a 13-year-old student stabbed a teacher to death and wounded five others in a São Paulo school. | |
| “A tragedy like this is unacceptable, an absurd act of hate and cowardice ... an act of violence against innocent and defenseless children,” Lula said in a Twitter post. | “A tragedy like this is unacceptable, an absurd act of hate and cowardice ... an act of violence against innocent and defenseless children,” Lula said in a Twitter post. |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |