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Four children killed in pre-school attack in southern Brazil

A 25-year-old attacker invaded a preschool in southern Brazil and killed four children Wednesday with an axe-like weapon before turning himself in to police, authorities said. "It is with immense sadness that I received the terrible news that the Good Shepherd preschool in Blumenau was invaded by a murderer who attacked children and employees. Unfortunately, four were killed," Santa Catarina state Governor Jorginho Mello said in a statement.

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Published April 05,2023
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Four children were killed and four other injured in an attack on a pre-school in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina on Wednesday, local police and a hospital said.

Police said a 25-year-old man responsible for the attack had been arrested, without providing further details.

Hospital Santo Antonio in the city of Blumenau said four kids aged zero to two were under medical care there after the attack.