A bus hostage situation is underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A gunman has stormed the bus and is holding about 15 people hostage, according to Brazilian media reports.
The vehicle has stopped at a central intercity bus station and the area has been cordoned off by police officers, while special negotiators are trying to communicate with the perpetrator.
❗🔥🇧🇷 – In Brazil, a criminal hijacked a bus and took 17 hostages in Rio de Janeiro.
Police representative confirms that two people were shot, one of the victims, with 3 shots, was taken to the hospital.
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“A man shot two people and is holding hostages on a bus at Novo Rio station,” a police spokesman said, adding that the injured were taken to hospital.
Images broadcast by the GloboNews network show live the police operation at the Rio de Janeiro station from which buses depart for other Brazilian states.
“A man pulled out a gun, started shooting and entered the bus. I have two friends inside this bus. We are in despair, we don’t know what will happen,” an eyewitness told the channel’s microphone.
Source: RES-MPE
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