Brazilian bank robbers tie hostages to escape vehicles in military-level assault in bustling city

Cell picture of a hostage tied to a vehicle. Source: Twitter.

Like the bank robbery in Heat times at least 10 and involving ‘human shields’ [that term is not a stretch here].

The residents of Araçatuba, Brazil were advised to not leave their homes on August 30. No one knew where — if anywhere — in the city was safe. Apparently, a heavily armed group of bank…