RIO DE JANEIRO, MARCH 12 (ANSA) - Passengers on a bus are held hostage inside the Rio de Janeiro bus station.
Officers from the police special operations battalion (BOPE) are present on site.
According to initial information from the military police, a man shot, hitting two people.
The injured were rescued, but there is no information on their state of health.
The Bope team is negotiating the release of the hostages.
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