### [2026-10-9](/feed/2026/10/9/index.md)

##### Hostage
# A man armed with a knife takes 13 children and staff members hostage at a school in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, and threatens to set it on fire, before being shot dead by police. The hostages are rescued, with two children sustaining injuries. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/brazil-school-kidnapping-knife-point-police-22291f43bc11f5448b35637ff07b8598)

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