https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9939587/Hostages-strapped-cars-huge-bank-robbery-Aracatuba-Brazil.htmlTen terrified hostages are strapped to getaway cars as human shields as 20 criminals raid THREE Brazilian banks then cover their getaway by leaving bombs throughout the city which have already blown a cyclist’s legs offby Chris Pleasance
8.30.21
Gang of 20 armed robbers struck city of Aracatuba, Brazil, early Monday - surrounding police headquarters before breaking into three banks
Gunfire and explosions were reported, with at least three people killed in the raid
Video shows how they took civilian hostages - marching them through the streets before strapping them to their cars as human shields
Robbers also scattered bombs through the streets to cover their escape route
Bank robbers strapped civilian hostages to the outside of their cars as human shields during a huge raid in Brazil today that saw at least three people killed.
Around 20 robbers armed with machine guns, bombs and drones are thought to have raided three banks in the centre of Araçatuba city, 290 miles from Sao Paulo, starting around midnight.
Raiders attacked the local police headquarters and blocked roads into the city using burned-out cars to stop reinforcements from arriving, before kidnapping terrified locals at gunpoint.
Video shows how gunmen walked lines of hostages through the streets before strapping them to the roofs and bonnets of their cars as they made their escape - scattering infrared proximity bombs along their route to stop police following.
At least three died in the raid including two civilians and one robber, Brazilian media reported, while two people were arrested.
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Today, Brazil.
Tomorrow, Chicago, NYC, LA...?
