Brazil hijackers flee with £2.2m

Brazil - A five-man gang hijacked a Brazilian passenger aircraft forcing it to make an emergency landing in an isolated sugar…

Brazil - A five-man gang hijacked a Brazilian passenger aircraft forcing it to make an emergency landing in an isolated sugar-cane plantation, before fleeing with £2.2 million in stolen cash, writes Nicole Veash.

The majority of the 72 passengers on board were foreign tourists returning from a trip to Foz de Iguacu, the biggest waterfalls in the world.

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