Brazil gunman kills 11, self at Rio school

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian gunman killed 11 children at a Rio de Janeiro school and then himself, police said yesterday, shocking the South American nation that has never seen such an incident before.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff wept when commenting on the incident during a speech to business leaders and requested a moment of silence for the victims.

“This type of crime is not characteristic of (our) country and therefore we