On August 30, local time, a group of armed robbers in Brazil raided several banks in the small city of Aracatuba in Sao Paulo State.

Approximately 20 robbers participated in the robbery and fled by kidnapping the hostages as "meat shields" in the car.

The Gendarmerie of Sao Paulo stated that the incident resulted in three deaths, including one robber, and two more were arrested.

(Producing Le Xiaomin)

Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]