Rio school shooting leaves up to 20 children dead

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Witnesses tell how gunman opened fire on pupils at Tasso da Silveira primary school in Rio de Janeiro

A gunman has killed up to 20 children at Tasso da Silveira primary school in Rio de Janeiro, reports say. Photograph: five

As many as 20 people are feared dead after a gunman invaded a primary school in Rio de Janeiro and opened fire.

One witness told the Guardian he had seen between 15 and 20 children dead or seriously wounded inside the Tasso da Silveira primary school in western Rio.

"It is a massacre, a true massacre," said Roni de Macedo, a fireman who arrived on the scene shortly after the shooting began and dragged eight seriously injured children from the second floor classroom. "There is blood on the walls, blood on the chairs. There are 15 to 20 dead I think," said De Macedo, who was covered in blood.

"I've never seen anything like this. It's like something in the United States."

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/07/rio-de-janeiro-school-shooting

[raccoon]

1. "I've never seen anything like this. It's like something in the United States."

What a sad commentary that is on US society!

"I've never seen anything like this. It's like something in the United States."

And I have to agree with him.

[niyad]

2. that was my thought as well.

[Edweird]

3. No, it's like something in Brazil - where the police would kill children for fun.

[raccoon]

5. You may be right. Can you give us a link/source? nt

[Edweird]

6. Here:

http://homeport.tcs.tulane.edu/~rouxbee/kids99/brazil9.html

[raccoon]

7. Gosh. Thanks for the link. nt

[Edweird]

9. It's fairly well known.

I'm posting from my phone so providing links
can be a bit of a hassle, but Google has it all.

[Zoeisright]

8. Those are pretty old stats. Got anything from this century?

Or are you just offended by the inevitable and correct comparison to this gun-crazy country?

[Rage for Order]

10. People here still use the Crusades as a valid reason for Muslims to attack the West

And that was nearly 1,000 years ago

[Edweird]

12. I'm only appalled at your callous willful ignorance in order to push your agenda.

I find it quite sickening, really.

[exboyfil]

14. Well you have Dunblane, Scotland

where 16 young children and one adult were killed.

Winnenden, Germany School shooting were 15 were shoot mostly teenage students

Mercaz HaRav, Israel shooting in which 8 teenage students were killed

Many others with worldwide with lower fatalities or involving college age students. We are a violent country, but not the only violent country.

[deutsey]

4. Speechless

:evilfrown:

[CreekDog]

11. the NRA helped defeat gun control there not long ago

all you members of the NRA...you helped contribute to this day.

yes.

[Swede]

13. I wish these guys would just off themselves before this.

But they have to go out in a blaze. Horrible day for these parents.