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Piranhas swarm 8 tourists at Brazilian resort, leaving them with bloody legs and feet

Piranhas are infamous for having sharp, serrated teeth that are perfect for slicing through flesh. (Image credit: Sylvain CORDIER / Contributor via Getty Images)

A school of piranhas attacked holiday makers playing in a stream in a Brazilian resort on May 1, leaving at least eight people injured.

The fish tore at the bathers' legs and feet with their razor-sharp teeth, driving them out of the water and onto a tourist beach in Tarumã-Açu, a region northeast of Manaus, the capital city of the state of Amazonas.

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