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Man in Rio de Janeiro surrenders after holding 17 hostages on hijacked bus

Police in Brazil arrested a man on Tuesday after he hijacked a bus and shot two people at a bus station in Rio de Janeiro before holding 17 people hostage for about three hours.

According to Reuters, local TV GloboNews reported that the man was wanted by the police; however, authorities did not confirm this. Spokesperson Marco Andrade told the journalists that the suspect broke into the bus, shooting and injuring two people.