World● Elevated6d ago · Oct 31, 2026, 9:00 PM
Violent assault in Zárate: two armed assailants kidnapped a customer, confronted police and were arrested
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Clarín · South America
During the escape, one of the assailants held the young woman by the neck and fired a revolver at the officers. The confrontation ended when agents shot one of the attackers and arrested the pair.
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