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Bomb goes off outside Brazil’s Supreme Court | Bomb goes off outside Brazil’s Supreme Court |
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Two explosions occurred near government buildings in Brasilia on Wednesday | Two explosions occurred near government buildings in Brasilia on Wednesday |
Two bombs were detonated near government buildings in the Brazilian capital on Wednesday evening, killing one person. | Two bombs were detonated near government buildings in the Brazilian capital on Wednesday evening, killing one person. |
According to the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, the blasts in Brasilia were heard around 7:30 pm local time. The first bomb went off outside the Supreme Federal Court, while the second explosion occurred near the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the nation’s parliament. | According to the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, the blasts in Brasilia were heard around 7:30 pm local time. The first bomb went off outside the Supreme Federal Court, while the second explosion occurred near the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the nation’s parliament. |
Eyewitnesses told news website Universo Online that a man carrying explosives approached the courthouse and detonated the bomb near the ‘Lady Justice’ statue, which stands outside the entrance. | Eyewitnesses told news website Universo Online that a man carrying explosives approached the courthouse and detonated the bomb near the ‘Lady Justice’ statue, which stands outside the entrance. |
The fire department and police confirmed that one person was been killed but did not specify if he was the attacker. | The fire department and police confirmed that one person was been killed but did not specify if he was the attacker. |
The incident occurred at the Three Powers Plaza, where the Supreme Court, the parliament, and the presidential palace are located. | |
A video posted to social media reportedly shows one of the explosions. | |
❗️❗️Dos explosiones frente al Tribunal Supremo de Brasil🟥🟥🟥🟥 https://t.co/7VW3j6ZMAj🟩 - RT Latinoamérica | X | Vk | Rumble pic.twitter.com/d3q8zNCMNP | |
The courthouse has been evacuated, while the sessions of the both houses of the parliament were suspended. | |
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