BRASÍLIA, Brazil — A man with explosives died Wednesday trying to enter Brazil's Supreme Court in what appeared to be a suicide, officials said, days before the country hosts the G20 summit.
BRASÍLIA, Brazil — A man with explosives died Wednesday trying to enter Brazil's Supreme Court in what appeared to be a suicide, officials said, days before the country hosts the G20 summit.'This citizen approached the Federal Supreme Court , tried to enter, failed, and the explosion happened at the entrance,' Brasilia governor Celina Leao told reporters, adding that no one else was hurt.
The court is located in the Praca dos Tres Poderes, which also fronts onto the presidential palace and the Congress.President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was not in the palace at the time of the explosions, a spokesman said.The presidential palace was sealed off and a large police contingent deployed around the plaza.An Agence France-Presse photographer in the area said the zone was locked down as heavy rain fell.
With Explosives Dies Trying To Enter Brazil's Supreme Court
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