Brazil: A person hijacked a bus in Rio de Janeiro, took 17 people hostage; shot two people

In Rio de Janeiro, a person entered a bus and started firing indiscriminately. He injured two people. There he took 17 passengers hostage. Colonel Marco Andrade of the military police informed that the hostage taker surrendered and was arrested. All the hostages were released there.

Rio de Janeiro. A man hijacked a bus at gunpoint at the main bus station of Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil.

That person took 17 passengers hostage. While there, he took the lives of two people. However, the police arrested the accused. Meanwhile, all the passengers have been freed. The injured were taken to the hospital.

Police did not reveal the identity of the gunman

Colonel Marco Andrade of the Military Police reported that the hostage taker surrendered and was arrested. At the same time, all the hostages were released.

The police officer informed that children and elderly people were also among those taken hostage. Police have not revealed the identity of the gunman or his intentions.

Rio de Janeiro is plagued with criminal activities

An eyewitness informed that a person entered the bus firing indiscriminately. Let us tell you that Brazil’s most prestigious city, Rio de Janeiro has long been plagued by high crime rates linked to poverty and inequality.