Six armed men stormed a wedding party last Friday, December 15, and assaulted a hundred guests enjoying dinner in Manaus, Brazil. The Civil Police arrested three people on Wednesday in connection with the crime that took place in the Flores neighborhood.
During the robbery, which lasted just a few minutes, the assailants took one of the restaurant's employees hostage. Subsequently, they fled in the woman's car. According to the police, the gang had previously organized and had planned the robbery in detail. Those arrested face charges of robbery, drug trafficking and possession of a firearm.
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