At least 12 killed in foiled Brazil bank assaults
At least 12 people – including five hostages – were killed in northeastern Brazil on Friday after police foiled a gang of armed robbers staging simultaneous pre-dawn assaults on two banks in the town of Milagres, officials said.The five dead hostages were members of the same family and included two children, the local mayor, Lielson Landim, told the Folha de