Brazil police rescue 13 children taken hostage at kindergarten
- Man spreads flammable liquid in a room with 13 children while holding a lighter as police try to negotiate.
- Brazilian police have rescued 13 children who had been taken hostage at a kindergarten in the southern city of Curitiba after killing the suspect, who threatened to set fire to the building, according to officials.
- At least one of the children was wounded in Friday’s incident, the commander of the military police special forces unit in Parana state, Alexandre Lopes Dias, told reporters without elaborating on who or what injured the child.
Confirmed
- Brazilian police have rescued 13 children who had been taken hostage at a kindergarten in the southern city of Curitiba after killing the suspect, who threatened to set fire to the building, according to officials.
Unverified
- Man spreads flammable liquid in a room with 13 children while holding a lighter as police try to negotiate.
- At least one of the children was wounded in Friday’s incident, the commander of the military police special forces unit in Parana state, Alexandre Lopes Dias, told reporters without elaborating on who or what injured the child.
Sources: Al Jazeera