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Ten hostages are strapped to getaway cars as human shields as 50 criminals armed with assault rifles and bombs raid EVERY bank in Brazilian city centre
Civilian hostages were strapped to the outside of getaway cars during a huge bank raid by dozens of heavily armed robbers in southern Brazil today.
Up to 50 robbers armed with machine guns, bombs and drones are thought to have raided every bank in the centre of Araçatuba city starting around midnight.
Raiders attacked local police and blocked roads into the city using burned-out cars to stop reinforcements arriving, before kidnapping locals to use as human shields.
Video shows how gunmen walked lines of hostages through the streets before strapping them to the roofs and bonnets of their cars as they made their escape.
The entire city has since been placed on lockdown with police warning that bombs have been scattered through the streets and residents should stay inside.
One photo shows what appears to be a sophisticated bomb left in the street with a proximity sensor attached – meaning it will detonate if anybody gets too close.
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