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Teenager injured by homemade bomb as police investigate alleged school attack plan
A 15-year-old was seriously injured by a homemade bomb on Thursday night in Guarulhos, in the São Paulo metropolitan area of Brazil.
Police said they found signs that he may have been planning an attack on a school after questioning him about the explosion.
He had first said he was hurt during an experiment for a school science fair, but police said his account had inconsistencies.
On Friday, officers located a 17-year-old suspected of involvement in the plan in eastern São Paulo.
Police said they found a sketch, bladed weapons and notes linked to possible preparations for an attack, and seized a phone from the younger teenager.
The investigation is ongoing, and police described the information as preliminary.
The 15-year-old remains in hospital under police guard.
A 15-year-old was seriously injured when a homemade bomb exploded in Guarulhos, in Greater São Paulo, on Thursday night.
Police said they found indications that he was planning an attack on a school while investigating the explosion.
A 17-year-old suspected of involvement in the alleged plan was located in eastern São Paulo on Friday.
Police said they found a sketch, bladed weapons and notes related to possible preparations for an attack with the second teenager.
The investigation is ongoing, and the information is preliminary.
- Who
- Two teenagers, aged 15 and 17, are suspected of involvement in an alleged school attack plan.
- What
- A homemade bomb exploded, seriously injuring the 15-year-old; police are investigating a possible attack plan.
- When
- The explosion happened on Thursday night, October 22. Police located the second teenager on Friday, October 23.
- Where
- The explosion happened in the Pimentas neighborhood of Guarulhos, in Greater São Paulo. The second teenager was found in Jardim Helena, in eastern São Paulo.
- Why
- Police said they found indications of a possible school attack plan while investigating the explosion. A motive is not stated.
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A homemade bomb exploded in Guarulhos, seriously injuring a 15-year-old.
Police located a 17-year-old suspected of involvement in the alleged plan in eastern São Paulo.
- Injured teenager
- 15 years old
- Second teenager
- 17 years old
- Explosion location
- Pimentas neighborhood, Guarulhos
- Second teenager located
- Jardim Helena, eastern São Paulo
- Items found with second teenager
- A sketch, bladed weapons and notes related to possible attack preparations