Four children killed after man wielding hatchet attacks nursery in Brazil
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A 25-year-old man armed with a hatchet has killed four children after he attacked a nursery in Brazil.
At least four children under the age of two are injured and have been taken to hospital.
The man has been arrested in the southern city of Blumenau.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called the attack a “monstrosity”, dubbing it an “unacceptable, absurd act of hate
and cowardice” against “innocent, defenseless children” in a Twitter post.
Local media reports that the attacker scaled a wall to enter the nursey, named Cantinho do Bom Pastor.
Santa Catarina state’s governor Jorginho Mello confirmed the killings in the city of Blumenau on his Twitter account.
“May God comfort the hearts of all families in this moment of deep pain,” he wrote.
The state’s firefighters unit confirmed the man attacked his victims with a hatchet and that three children were taken to hospital.
Attacks on schools and nurseries are uncommon in Brazil but have occurred more often in recent years.
Last week, a student in Sao Paulo stabbed a teacher, killing her, and also wounded several others.
Blumenau, a city of 366,000 people, is famous for its annual Oktoberfest festival.
