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Bus 174 hijacking | |
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Location | In front of Parque Lage, Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Date | 12 June 2000 14:30 (UTC−3) |
Target | Line 174 bus (currently 105 - Troncal 5) |
Attack type | Hijacking |
Deaths | 2 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 0 |
Victims | Geísa 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]