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Two people injured in the hostage taking incident in Rio, Brazil

On the 12th local time, hostage taking took place in the transportation hub in the center of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After the incident, the Rio police sent special police to block the area near the transport hub. The crowd at the station was evacuated, and the negotiators also rushed to the scene. Eventually, the hijackers surrendered and all 17 hostages were released.


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The hijackers were then escorted to a nearby police station. Two passengers were injured and sent to a nearby hospital for treatment, one of whom was in critical condition.


Source CCTV news client

Edit Hu Weike

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