At least 10 people killed by a failed coup d'état command in Brazil: they wanted to steal two banks at the same time

At least ten people died during a shootout between the police and thieves after a attempted theft in two bank branches in the Brazilian city of Guararema, in the metropolitan area of ​​San Pablo, according to police sources.

The ten victims were suspected of theft and died during a shootout with the officers, who were not injured, confirmed the military police.

A total of 30 thieves heavily armed with rifles and pistols participated in the badault attempt to the branches of Banco do Brasil and the Santander Brazil, located a few meters from the same street in Guararema, a tourist town of about 30,000 inhabitants located about 80 kilometers from San Pablo.

The criminals they even exploded the ATM from one of the agencies, but the arrival of the police has frustrated the theft.

"The first thing that happened was the exchange of gunfire with the Territorial Police of the area, which requested reinforcements.The Rota (the police special operations battalion) military of San Pablo) blocked the roads so that they can not escape, "explained the commander of the Rota, Mario Alves da Silva, in statements on television World.

During the flight, in which they used five armored cars, the suspects entered a house and they took a family hostagealthough they subsequently released them, according to the first information provided by the military police.

According to the authorities, the suspects were already controlled by the organized crime group (Gaeco), linked to the prosecutor's office, and it was known that they were preparing an attack in the region.

"We did not know the exact place where the attack would take place, that is why we strengthened the security in these two cities"Silva added.

Theft in ATMs by means of explosives is common in Brazil and is usually committed by organized crime groups.

Last week, a group of heavily armed men stormed a hotel located in Brasilia, next to the official residence of the Brazilian presidency, and escaped with a sum of money. unspecified money after the destruction of three electronic counters by explosives.

(With EFE information)