1952 Olinda massacre
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| 1952 Olinda massacre | |
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| Target | Wife Civilians |
Attack type | Mass murder, Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Gun |
| Deaths | 22 |
Non-fatal injuries | ? |
The 1952 Olinda massacre was a mass shooting that occurred in January 1952 in Olinda, a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. A shooter killed his wife and 21 others, before being arrested.
The shooter, armed with a gun, murdered his wife and then went off firing at a group of people who were celebrating a ceremony, leaving 7 men and 14 women dead as a result. An unspecified number of people were shot. The shooter was arrested.[1][2][3][4][5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Work of amok[dead link], The Straits Times (January 20, 1952)
- ↑ Tragedy Reported[dead link], The Bend Bulletin (January 21, 1952)
- ↑ Amokmaaker doodt twintig personen, Soerabaijasch Handelsblad (January 26, 1952)
- ↑ Amok, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (January 26, 1952)
- ↑ Telegrammas dos Estados, Diario de Pernambuco (January 30, 1952)
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