16 -year attack school in southern Brazil; 1 killed the child; Two others were injured

Officials said on Tuesday that a 16 -year -old boy attacked a school in southern Brazil, killing a 9 -year -old boy and injured an 8 -year -old girl and a 34 -year -old teacher.The attack took place at Maria Naschimento Ziakomazi School at Rio Grande Do Sul, where the teacher was injured while trying to stop the attacker.The police confirmed that the boy died of injuries, while the girl and teachers are in a stable position, as reported by the AFP.Officials have not confirmed the weapon used, but Estacao Mayor Gavarson Zimraman said that the victims had to face a knife wound. He said that the suspects were known for school staff and were undergoing “psychological treatment”. Zimraman also noted that security in schools was tightened in this area due to an increase in similar attacks.Brazil has seen many violent incidents in schools in recent years. Earlier in April 2023, four children between the ages of 4 to 7 were killed in an ax attack at a decar center in Santa Katrina’s Blumnou. One of the deadliest school attacks in Brazil was in 2011, when a kindergarten in Reelango, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, set fire by a man in a kindergarten, killing 12 children before taking his life.