Elite police stroll by means of a bus terminal the place police say a gunman wounded two folks and took 17 others hostage aboard a bus, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 12, 2024.
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Brazilian police stated on March 12 they launched 17 hostages from a gunman that took over a crowded bus in Rio de Janeiro and wounded at the least two folks.
Rio police stated in its social media channels that each one hostages aboard a bus parked at one of many metropolis’s principal terminals had been freed “after a successful work of negotiation” led by its elite squad.
The man’s motive stays unclear, Police Col. Marco Andrade stated in an interview on TV news channel Globo News. “We have children and older people inside the bus,” Andrade stated, including that little or no was recognized at this stage.
The bus was parked on the Sao Cristovao terminal within the metropolis middle and was scheduled to move to the neighboring state of Minas Gerais.
Police automobiles and ambulances could possibly be seen ready close to the bus, whereas 1000’s of passengers have been stranded ready for data on scheduled journey.
People interviewed on TV stated they heard a number of gunshots, inflicting panic contained in the crowded terminal.
One wounded particular person was despatched to a close-by hospital, police stated.
Source: www.thehindu.com
