Seven criminals invaded a BRT last Saturday (28) and robbed the six people who were in the bus, taking belongings such as wallets, cell phones and the watch of one of the passengers. The case took place between the Pedra de Itaúna and Riomar stations, in Barra da Tijuca, west of the capital of Rio de Janeiro.
A video obtained by CNN shows the action of the bandits during the robbery, in one of the moments, it is possible to see that one of the individuals hits one of the passengers in the head, while asking for the password to unlock the victim’s cell phone.
After committing the crime, the criminals, who were armed with two pistols and knives, demanded that the driver open the BRT door, and then fled.
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In a statement, Rio’s Public Order Secretariat reported that BRT Seguro agents were called to the incident, but the criminals fled before their arrival.
Still in a statement, the ministry said that it is carrying out efforts to find the robbers and that patrolling has been reinforced in the region.
The case was registered at the 16th DP (Barra da Tijuca) and the Civil Police are investigating the case.
This content was originally published in Bandits raid the BRT in the West zone of Rio; see video on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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