Manaus.-at least 25 people were taken today as hostages by a group of criminals who tried to storm a House of bets in Manaus, capital of the Brazilian State of Amazonas, inform Aron today official sources. Four of the five criminals who took part in the assault died during the exchange of shots that had with the authorities while trying to flee.
According to informed the Secretariat of public security of the Amazon in press conference, five men armed with rifles and petrol took the House of bets during nearly three hours, they freed a group of hostages and, later, used about ten people that they remained in place as human shields to leave.
Illustrative photo / file EFE the hostages were freed in the street and the Group of criminals went on the run. The four criminals who tried to flee, after leaving released the hostages, were killed in exchange of gunfire with authorities. The fifth member of the group, who had delivered before, has been detained. In this note: Brazil Casino thieves dead hostages