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Huge Robbery Leads To Gunfights In Brazil, Paraguay; Security Deployed On Both Sides Of Border

April 25 2017

Paraguay

Paraguay has deployed the military to the southeast after assailants stole up to US$40 million from a security firm and the siege of a police headquarters, reported RT (Russia).

Late Sunday, more than 50 people armed with machine guns and explosives attacked a cash-storage facility in Ciudad del Este, which is located on the border with Brazil, reported CNN.

The gang created a diversion by burning cars and attacking a local police station, said officials. One police officer...

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