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Brazil: Bus hijacker shot dead after taking 37 hostages in Rio de Janeiro
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20.08.2019
W/S Police and emergency vehicles, Rio-Niteroi bridge, Rio de Janeiro
SCRIPT
A man, who is believed to have been armed with a pistol and a knife, hijacked a commuter bus and took 37 passengers hostage on the Rio-Niteroi bridge in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday.
The suspect, who reportedly threatened to set the bus on fire with gasoline, was shot dead by a police sniper, ending the hours-long standoff. None of the hostages were reported hurt during the incident.
The hijacking also caused massive traffic jams on the bridge.
Mandatory credit: VccsP
SCRIPT
A man, who is believed to have been armed with a pistol and a knife, hijacked a commuter bus and took 37 passengers hostage on the Rio-Niteroi bridge in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday.
The suspect, who reportedly threatened to set the bus on fire with gasoline, was shot dead by a police sniper, ending the hours-long standoff. None of the hostages were reported hurt during the incident.
The hijacking also caused massive traffic jams on the bridge.
Mandatory credit: VccsP
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