Heavily Armed Criminal Group Ties Hostages to Getaway Cars After Storming Brazilian City
31st August 2021
A heavily armed group of bank robbers wreaked havoc across a southeastern Brazilian city early Monday, striking several banks, setting fire to vehicles and tying hostages to their getaway cars, in an assault that left at least three people dead, officials say.
The group stormed Araçatuba, a city of 200,000 in São Paulo state, around midnight to rob several banks. Gunshots punctured the early-morning quiet. Authorities asked residents to stay inside.
Images on social media and local news reports showed at least 10 people clinging to getaway cars, apparently strapped there to deter fire from police.