3 killed in attack on Brazil's workers' settlement

SAO PAULO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Three farmers were shot dead and five others injured in an attack on a workers' settlement in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, local authorities said Saturday.

Ten armed men stormed the Olga Benario agricultural settlement of Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement (MST) in the city of Tremembe late Friday, opening fire on families living there, said the local police.

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