Bus 174 hijacking

Bus 174 hijacking
LocationIn front of Parque Lage, Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date12 June 2000
14:30 (UTC−3)
TargetLine 174 bus (currently 105 - Troncal 5)
Attack type
Hijacking
Deaths2 (including the perpetrator)
Injured0
VictimsGeísa Firmo Gonçalves

On 12 June 2000, a bus was hijacked at gun-point by Sandro Barbosa do Nascimento in Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and hostages were held for 5 hours.[1]

  1. ^ "Terra - Cronologia do sequestro de ônibus no Rio". Retrieved 2 May 2009.