2024-08-23 03:38:10
Thirteen hooded individuals carrying weapons of war are reported to have arrived in four vehicles at the branch located at 188 Río Loco Avenue, behind the Legal Medical Service (SML) in Rancagua.
This Friday there was a cinematic assault at a branch of the Brinks company in Rancagua, which included the use of weapons of war, burning of cars, throwing of bills and a confrontation with Carabineros.
To the branch located at 188 Río Loco Avenue, behind the Legal Medical Service (SML) of Rancagua, 13 hooded individuals carrying weapons of war are reported to have arrived aboard four vehicles.
At the scene they used a pair of stairs to enter the premises and transport the money, throwing wads of money into the street to be picked up by the rest of the gang who was waiting for the loot.
Meanwhile, more than 10 vehicles, including trucks, were burned and bombs were thrown. Miguelito to distract the Carabineros and incidentally make it difficult for the police to get to the Brinks branch.
Despite this, uniformed police arrived at the scene and a confrontation with the criminals ensued, resulting in seven members being arrested while fleeing, two of them wounded by bullets, one of whom is in serious condition at the Rancagua Hospital.
In addition to the detainees, a military rifle, five pistols and a smoke grenade were recovered.
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After becoming aware of this fact, Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá, He stressed that “there was a very quick reaction from the police teams, particularly the territorial carabinieri and other services that are in the city, and they have been acting from the first moment.”
The Secretary of State noted that “In their escape, this group followed a modus operandi similar to that used in other similar attacks, “in the sense that they throw firecrackers and burn vehicles to create distraction and obstruct the passage. In fact, the movement was detected by the smoke from the burned vehicles.”
For its part, Undersecretary Manuel Monsalve announced the filing of a complaint regarding this event, “It is a very serious incident that occurs in an urban area, there is burning of vehicles that interrupt the roads, there is use of firearms, some of them high caliber.”
Regarding the wounded, Monsalve explained that “one of them has life-threatening injuries and is believed to be in the Rancagua Regional Hospital. And a second wounded criminal would have a ballistic impact in one leg and would be being transferred to the Regional Hospital.”