Gang attacks gem-cutting plant in Brazil
- Published: 31 Dec 2012 at 08.46
- Online news: World
Military police killed one of Brazil's most wanted men after his gang spectacularly blasted its way into a gem-cutting plant Sunday, traded fire with police and made off with nine hostages.
Police commandos from an anti-kidnapping unit conduct a drill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 13, 2012. Military police killed one of Brazil's most wanted men after his gang spectacularly blasted its way into a gem-cutting plant Sunday, traded fire with police and made off with nine hostages.
"We have not had contact with the criminals to negotiate the hostages' release. And we also do not know exactly where they are," Rio Grande do Sul state military chief Sergio Abreu told reporters.
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