A kidnapping retained the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiroand had as protagonists a man who took bus passengers hostage that had left a station towards Minas Gerais.
A horror sequence on a bus
After 500 meters, the transport’s air conditioning stopped working, so the driver decided to return to the terminal to fix the problem. When they arrived at the station, several passengers decided to get out of the vehicle while the rest remained inside.
Then the kidnapper started shooting.. One of the blasts injured a 34-year-old man in the chest, who is hospitalized in serious condition, and another passenger sustained minor injuries.
A total of 18 passengers were held for three hours by the out-of-control 29-year-old. The kidnapper is a man who lives in the Fala favela and is involved in territorial disputes over drug trafficking, It is therefore assumed that he wanted to flee the city.
The police mobilized dozens of officers and negotiators Eventually they managed to persuade the kidnapper to surrender and release the hostages..