# Brazilian police rescue 13 children held hostage at daycare

https://mins.news/en/item/94347

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-10 09:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/10/brazil-police-rescue-13-children-taken-hostage-at-kindergarten?traffic_source=rss

> Police in Curitiba rescued 13 children held for more than two hours at a daycare centre. The armed suspect had threatened to set the building on fire and was shot dead as he tried to seize a child.

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