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According to the sources, A group of robbers who were decked with guns, stole gold and other precious metals worth minimum $30 million from Sao Paulo airport on Thursday.The eight armed men’s targeted a cargo terminal at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, the men’s were dressed like federal police excused this robbery by driving two trucks straight away from the airport.

A news agency said. At the terminal, four men exited the truck wearing face coverings, and among them at least one carried a rifle.The armed men took two airport workers hostage, One was the airport’s logistics supervisor, later on the hostages were released unharmed.

The gunmen steal 750 kilograms of gold and other precious metals which was due shipment to Zurich and New York. No shots were fired and no one was injured during the robbery, the news agency added that According to Brazil’s Federal Highway Police, the thieves may have had access to internal information about airport operations.

In April this year, armed robbers stole a large cash haul from Albania’s Tirana International Airport, seizing money destined for Vienna from an Austrian Airlines plane. One of the gunmen was shot to death during a police chase, while another one was grabbed by police and got into the jail.