Shooting at Brazil samba school
Gunmen on motorcycles open fire during a carnival rehearsal by a samba school in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, killing three youths.
19 January 2013
Last updated at 20:23 GMT
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.
Three Brazilian youths killed at samba school rehearsal
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.
Four men on motorbikes shot at members of the Sao Geraldo
samba school practising 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.
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