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Brazil Bus Hijacker Shot Dead by Police Sniper After Four-Hour Hijacking

More than three dozen people were taken hostage over the four-hour hijacking. None of the hostages were injured.
Brazil Bus Hijacker Shot Dead by Police Sniper After Four-Hour Hijacking
Aerial footage on the Rio-Niteroi Bridge, where armed police surrounded a hijacked passenger bus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug. 20, 2019. Still Image from RECORD TV video
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Brazilian television is showing an armed hostage-taker with dozens of passengers on board and being encircled by police after a standoff in Rio de Janeiro.

More than three dozen people were taken hostage over the four-hour hijacking. None of the hostages were injured.

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