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.
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
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.