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Armed Men Steal $40 Million of Gold, Metals from Brazil Airport
By Leonardo Benassatto and Marcelo Rochabrun
Reuters
Friday, July 26, 2019
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Armed men stole $40 million of gold and other precious metals Thursday from a Sao Paulo cargo terminal at South America's busiest airport, taking two hostages, police said.
Several of the suspects arrived at the Guarulhos airport in a black pickup truck with livery resembling Brazil's federal police, according to security footage seen by Reuters. Four men left the vehicle with their faces covered, at least one of whom had a rifle, and confronted workers at the airport, who then proceeded to fill up the pickup truck with cargo.
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A police report said the thieves left with about 750 kilograms (1,650 pounds) of gold and other precious metals, along with two airport workers taken as hostages, and remained at large. ...
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