3 teenagers killed in Brazil samba school shooting January 20, 2013 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three Brazilian teenagers have been killed and three other people injured after gunmen opened fire during the rehearsal of a samba school in the eastern state of Minas Gerais, BBC News reported. Four men on motorbikes shot at members of the Sao Geraldo samba school practicing for next month's carnival in the city of Sao Joao Del Rei. Police officials said they believed the attack was gang-related. However, they said it was not clear if those killed were the intended targets. The victims were between 14 and 19 years old. Police officials said three suspects had been arrested in connection with the case. Gun violence is high in Brazil but attempts at banning the sale of guns have in the past failed. A 2005 referendum on the issue was defeated by a clear majority. Partner news  Top stories Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates.   Partner news |  Latest news Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest  The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education” Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.EU says concerned over human rights record in Russia The European Union said it would closely watch developments affecting non-governmental organizations in Russia.John Lennon’s guitar auctioned for $408,000 The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified U.S. buyer in New York. |
