Shopping tour that started from Mendoza Heading to chili It became a nightmare during the early hours of Thursday. The bus was carrying 60 people I was attacked by an armed group Who stole money, mobile phones, luggage and even passenger documents, leaving them stranded on Chilean territory.
The person in charge of the Mendoza company Travel tower, Franco PivatoHe confirmed that the theft occurred at approximately 6:15 after the bus crossed the city of Los Andes The toll will pass Cuesta de ChacabucoIn the direction of Bolbaico. The businessman told the newspaper that while he was traveling to Chile to help passengers Andes mountains The attack “was very rapid and violent.”
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According to what the passengers told the authorities. Five vehicles blocked the bus’s path and a number of armed men boarded and subdued the drivers and the rest of the group.. “They managed to stop the bus, forced the drivers to get off, hit them on the heads with rifle butts, then robbed them and the passengers,” Pivato explained. He explained that the attackers took money, phones, personal documents, visas, passports, and all passengers’ belongings.
After stripping them of their belongings, the criminals also took the car keys, preventing the unit from moving. The bus stopped in the Huerta Grande area, while the tourists – who did not have ID cards, passports, visas or bus papers – waited for help.
Pivato pointed out This is the first time the company has faced an episode of this size. “We’ve seen robberies in Santiago, broken glass, but nothing like this has ever happened,” he commented. Adding to the seriousness of the attack was another inconvenience: the criminals had also taken the bus’s keys, leaving the unit disabled in the middle of the road.
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The passengers included minors, and the drivers were taken to a care center due to the blows they received. Carabineros intervened on the scene and began the first procedures. According to the businessman’s testimony, because of the assailants’ accent They are supposed to be Venezuelan and Colombian citizens..
The company sent the vehicle documents and a copy of the key, and is working with the Chilean authorities and the Argentine consulate so that travelers can complete the necessary procedures and return to the country.
According to initial indications, the operation could have been planned: the attackers knew the exact timing of the route and took advantage of a section where there were no security cameras, which strengthens the hypothesis of a coordinated attack.
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