Brazil - 4 children killed, 4 injured at kindergarten playground, man wielding hatchet, in custody - Blumenau, Santa Catarina state, 5 Apr 2023

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Brazil kindergarten attack: Man kills four children in Blumenau

A man armed with a hatchet forced his way into a kindergarten in the city of Blumenau in southern Brazil.

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Another four children were injured by the 25-year-old man who entered the creche at around 09:00 local time (12:00 GMT) on Wednesday.

Firefighters said three boys and a girl were killed in the playground. They are thought to have been between four and seven years old.

In total, around 40 children had been inside the Cantinho Bom Pastor nursery - which translates as Good Shepherd - at the time of the attack.