Police shoot dead man who hijacked bus in Rio (BBC)

Military police say they have “neutralised” a man who took a number of passengers hostage on a commuter bus in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.

In a tweet, police said all hostages had been freed after a sharp shooter shot dead the armed man.

Police had surrounded the bus which had come to a standstill on a bridge linking Rio with Niterói.

No passengers are believed to have been injured. Read more

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