Brazil airport thieves snatch $1.7m 巴西机场170万美元被抢

Sao Paulo has a serious crime problem

圣保罗犯罪问题严重

Armed men have burst into Sao Paulo city airport and stolen three million reals ($1.7m) from an aeroplane.

It was an astonishingly audacious and professional robbery. The airport is in the city centre and is used by thousands of mainly-domestic passengers every day.

Ten men - armed with automatic rifles and machine-guns and carrying radios and mobile phones - arrived at the passenger terminal at 0800 local time (1100 GMT) on Thursday.

They overpowered security guards and made their way onto the runway in four vehicles.

There they surrounded a small plane about to take off for the town of Aracatuba, 470km (290 miles) north-west of Sao Paulo.

They seized sacks containing the cash from the plane and made their exit. The whole operation lasted only a few minutes.

携枪歹徒冲进圣保罗机场,从一架飞机上偷走300万雷阿尔(170万美金)。

这是一次令人瞠目的大胆而又专业的抢劫。圣保罗机场位于市中心，每天接待成千上万的国内乘客。

周四当地时间0800(格林威治时间1100)，十名男子－携带来复枪和机枪以及对讲机和手机－抵达客运机场。

他们制服了保安人员，然后乘四辆车奔机场跑道。

在跑道上，他们包围了一架即将起飞前往圣保罗西北470公里(290英里)的阿拉卡土巴市的小飞机。

他们从飞机上抢走装有现金的袋子，然后逃跑。整个过程只有几分钟时间。