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Knife hold-up in Italian nursery Knife hold-up in Italian nursery
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A man armed with a box-cutting knife has barricaded himself into a day-care centre in southern Italy.A man armed with a box-cutting knife has barricaded himself into a day-care centre in southern Italy.
News reports said that at least a dozen children and a teacher were inside the centre in the town of Reggio Calabria. At least 11 children and a teacher were inside the centre in the town of Reggio Calabria when the incident started.
A local police chief said two children were released after a few hours, and there are reports of a third leaving. Police told Associated Press the man had released five children. The man's relatives are trying to talk to him.
Footage from inside the classroom showed the man - believed to be a parent of one of the children - waving a box cutter and shouting.Footage from inside the classroom showed the man - believed to be a parent of one of the children - waving a box cutter and shouting.
The man, who allowed cameras from Rai state television into the building, has made references to money and judicial sentences.The man, who allowed cameras from Rai state television into the building, has made references to money and judicial sentences.
A police official told the Associated Press that they were trying to persuade the man to leave the building.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 and the man's father and brother were trying to talk to him. 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 also on his way to the scene to speak to the man.The news agency said the mayor of Reggio Calabria, Giuseppe Scopelliti, was also on his way to the scene to speak to the man.