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Brazil shooting: Five dead as gunman opens fire in cathedral
Source: BBC
Brazil shooting: Five dead as gunman opens fire in cathedral
11 December 2018
A gunman entered a Catholic cathedral near Brazil's most populous city, São Paulo, killing five people, police say.
A Mass was being held when the attacker, carrying two guns, entered the Metropolitan Cathedral in the city of Campinas and opened fire.
The military police confirmed to the BBC that the death toll had risen from four to five. Four elderly people were also seriously wounded.
The attacker killed himself in the church. His motive is not yet known.
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11 December 2018
A gunman entered a Catholic cathedral near Brazil's most populous city, São Paulo, killing five people, police say.
A Mass was being held when the attacker, carrying two guns, entered the Metropolitan Cathedral in the city of Campinas and opened fire.
The military police confirmed to the BBC that the death toll had risen from four to five. Four elderly people were also seriously wounded.
The attacker killed himself in the church. His motive is not yet known.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46529733