Ten hostages are caught as live shields, criminals surround police and leave bombs in the city

They surrounded police stations and entered three banks to steal.

Gunshots and bomb blasts were reported, with at least three people killed in these kidnappings.

Videos show how they took civilian hostages, and marched them on the streets before they used them as human shields, writes DailyMail, sent Periscope.

They also put bombs in the streets to cover the escape routes.

The fate of most hostages is still unknown.

Brazil has been hit hard by pandemic under President Jair Bolsonaro's leadership, which is also being investigated on corruption charges. /Periscope