Gunman fires inside Brazil school
LONDON. April 7. KAZINFORM A man has entered a school in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro and opened fire on children inside; Kazinform refers to BBC News.
A local official said at least 13 people were dead - believed to include the gunman. More than 20 people were injured.
The attacker is thought to be a 24-year-old former pupil.
Globo TV showed images of the victims being taken away by ambulance from the Escola Municipal Tasso da Silveira school in the western Realengo area.
"The person entered, and fired shots," a spokeswoman for Rio's police told Globo.
The spokeswoman did not provide further details.
The attacker - who was later identified as Wellington Menezes Oliveira - entered the school at about 0800 local time (1100 GMT).
Globo said he had told school officials he was there to make a speech; Kazinform cites BBC News.
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