Police shoot dead Brazil bus hijacker after hours-long standoff
By DW
21 August 2019 |
10:53 am
Police fatally shot an armed man holding dozens hostage on a bus since early Tuesday morning. The individual had been carrying a gun, tazer and gasoline and had threatened to set the vehicle on fire.
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