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Swordsman kills four in Hungarian village
2012-04-06
Hungarian anti-terror police have been dispatched to a village near Budapest after a man killed four people with a sword. The killer injured three others and may have taken hostages after the attack on Friday morning.

The drama was unfolding in the village of Kulcs, about 37 miles south of the capital. Police said they had identified the killer and were preparing to publish his photo.

Anti-terror police, a rescue helicopter and three ambulances were dispatched to the village in Fejer county. Fejer police spokeswoman Agnes Szabo said, "We are after the perpetrator of a very serious, multiple homicide."

One TV station has reported the killings took place in a family home where seven people lived. The motive and circumstances were not clear, the channel said.
Posted by:ryuge

#9  pretty sweet snark, Lowspark
Posted by: Frank G   2012-04-06 22:29  

#8  Family quarrel? We all know the real reason for this kind of violence is the easy access to swords in Hungary which is, of course, due to the weak sword legislation in the United States.
Posted by: Lowspark   2012-04-06 19:38  

#7  They got zombies just like America!
Posted by: Jeting Slolulet8818   2012-04-06 19:31  

#6  It was a re-enactment I'm sure.
Posted by: Charles   2012-04-06 15:19  

#5  Damn.. Raj beat me to it
Posted by: john frum   2012-04-06 14:22  

#4  "There can be only one!"
Posted by: Raj   2012-04-06 13:06  

#3  he'll beg for sympathy from the court - after all, he's nearly an orphan
Posted by: Frank G   2012-04-06 10:33  

#2  It looks like it was a family quarrel:

Csanad Horvath, 24, was detained near the scene of the killings in an area of moorland in the village of Kulcs, around 60 kilometers (40 miles) outside the capital Budapest.

The MTI state news agency quoted police sources as saying Horvath had killed his father, his grandparents and his older brother following a row.

His mother, sister and a close relative were also badly injured in the attack and were now being treated in hospital.
Posted by: trailing wife   2012-04-06 08:44  

#1  The motive and circumstances were not clear

I was cleaning my sword...
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-04-06 08:13  

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