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A man armed with a knife has barricaded himself into a children's day care centre in southern Italy.A man armed with a knife has barricaded himself into a children's day care centre in southern Italy.
News reports said that a number of children and a teacher were inside the centre in the town of Reggio Calabria. News reports said that at least a dozen children and a teacher were inside the centre in the town of Reggio Calabria.
The man has asked to speak to journalists and has made references to money and judicial sentences, Ansa and Apcom news agencies report.The man has asked to speak to journalists and has made references to money and judicial sentences, Ansa and Apcom news agencies report.
Police are at the scene and are attempting to have persuade the man to leave. They have not yet commented. A police official told the Associated Press that they were trying to persuade the man to leave the building.
Ansa reported that some parents of the children had gathered at the school along with a crowd of onlookers.
The news agency said the mayor of Reggio Calabria, Giuseppe Scopelliti, was on his way to the scene to speak to the man.