Shooting, explosives and death: in the middle of the confrontation, the Brazilian police killed 11 criminals who tried to attack two banks

Brazilian police killed on Thursday 11 members of a group robbers armed with rifles and pistols who tried search two bank branches in Guararema, in the suburbs of San Pablo.

According to picked up Telam, police sources said that during the shooting, they were dead 11 attackers of the 25 that were the command flight. There was no report of injured agents.

The badaults were reported at dawn when the group of criminals with armament of war ATMs in Banco do Brasil and Santander in Guararema and escaped with hostages in neighboring houses.

According to the authorities, the suspects they were already controlled by the organized crime group (Gaeco), linked to the Crown, and it was well known that they had planned an attack in the area.

"We did not know the exact location in which he would lead the attack, which is why we have strengthened security in both cities, "said the commander of the Rota, Mario Alves da Silva, in statements on television World.

Hours after the confrontation, the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, went out to congratulate the security agency. "Congratulations to the police for the fast and effective action against 25 bandits heavily armed and equipped, they tried to attack two banks in the city of Guararema and have always held a family hostage. Eleven bandits died and no innocent person was injured. Good work!", he said on Twitter.

In his inaugural address last January, Bolsonaro is committed to fighting crime and honoring "those who sacrifice their lives in the name of security".

The Robbery at ATMs The use of explosives is common in Brazil and is generally practiced by organized crime groups.