THIS is the horrific moment a girl is electrocuted in a massive shower of sparks and catapulted backwards in front of her family Horror video shows Nikolly Gabriela de Sousa suffering a nearly-fatal electric shock in Brazil while playing with a young boy during a family dinner The video shows the innocent gesture that leads to her being tossed back onto the ground motionless She appears to be raising a stick with flashing lights over her head There is suddenly an explosion of sparks as the stick appears to come in contact with a live wire next to the metal balcony little Nikolly can be seen falling to the ground as distressed adults rush to her side She suffered minor injuries to her hands and legs. She was discharged from hospital the same evening after a medical checkup. Local residents, who were concerned by the proximity of the electrical wiring to the building, had requested an inspection by the energy company two years ago, according to Carlos. An additional request was made on February 27 three days after the incident involving Carlos' daughter said that it "regrets the accident" adding that it would need "special authorisation" to move the power lines or the electrical grid further away The company blamed the incident on "the conductive material present in the child's toy upon coming into contact with the electrical network Attached to Nikolly's flashing stick was a balloon Nikolly says that she does not remember the incident: "I felt weak at the time and I don't remember anything else This comes as a Michelin-listed chef recently had his arm amputated after being electrocuted at work in Birmingham said his arm was "blown to pieces" during a freak accident while he was preparing for lunch service in a restaurant in Birmingham Competitors often use various kinds of lethal weapons This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page This work, Connecticut National Guard assists medical supply distribution in support of COVID-19 pandemic response, by 2nd Lt. 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Read our Privacy notice A large gang of heavily armed bank robbers invaded the Brazilian city of Cameta just one day after a similar force struck another mid-sized city on the opposite side of the country taking residents hostage as they looted a bank Para state’s public security secretariat said in a statement Wednesday that more than 20 criminals with assault rifles attacked a branch of the state-run Bank of Brazil in the city in the Amazon region overnight Officials did not immediately say how much money might have been stolen Video on social media showed a line of roughly a dozen hostages being led away from a square in Cameta Local media reported that a military police station was attacked “They drove around shooting at the police and at the houses It was a horrible scene to see,” said Junior Gaia in an interview with television network Globo News The coordinated attack came a day after a similar overnight robbery of a Bank of Brazil branch in Brazil's southern region dozens of gunmen armed with assault rifles seized the city and took hostages as they used explosives to rob a bank they took actions to impede police response and fired shots into the air apparently to scare people and keep them at home The robberies took place at the start of December when bank coffers are filled in anticipation of employees withdrawing their year-end bonuses a council member of the non-profit Brazilian Forum on Public Safety “It doesn't happen without planning,” Thyone told the Associated Press by phone “It's another demonstration that everything is planned Bank of Brazil didn't immediately respond to a request for comment tactical forces as well as police from other areas were dispatched to reinforce the police Authorities located the criminals’ abandoned truck and found explosive devices within it The other has been hospitalized with a leg wound Cameta Mayor Waldoli Valente offered his condolences for the victim on Facebook “Our city was always peaceful and I ask that everyone stay at home,” he posted about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. ___ AP writer Marcelo Silva de Sousa contributed to this report 201811:50 PM UTCCarnival in Brazil's junglePeople celebrate the Carnival of the Waters where costumed and colorful boats navigate the river Pacaja around the islands near the city of Cameta [1/20]A member of the "Bloco Real Folia" group looks on during Carnival of the Waters where costumed and colorful boats navigate the river Jaituba [2/20]Members of the "Bloco Real Folia" group dance on a boat during Carnival of the Waters [3/20]Members of the "Bloco Ultima Hora" group are seen during the Carnival of the Waters where costumed and colourful boats navigate the river Tentem where costumed and colorful boats navigate the river Tentem [5/20]A member of the "Bloco Real Folia" group uses a piece of mirror during Carnival of the Waters [6/20]Members of the "Bloco Bambas da Folia" group are seen during Carnival of the Waters where costumed and colorful boats navigate the river Pacaja� [8/20]Members of the "Bloco Real Folia" group dance on a boat during Carnival of the Waters [9/20]A member of the "Bloco Real Folia" group smiles inside her house during Carnival of the Waters [10/20]A member of the "Bloco Real Folia" group is seen descending stairs during Carnival of the Waters [11/20]A member of the "Bloco Ultima Hora" group takes a selfie during Carnival of the Waters [12/20]A member of the "Bloco Ultima Hora" group walks above a palafitte during Carnival of the Waters [13/20]Members of the "Bloco Ultima Hora" group are seen inside a house during Carnival of the Waters [14/20]A member of the "Bloco Bambas da Folia" group is pictured with a parrot during Carnival of the Waters [15/20]A member of the "Bloco Ultima Hora" group is seen inside a house during Carnival of the Waters [16/20]A member of the "Bloco Bambas da Folia" group smiles during Carnival of the Waters [17/20]Members of the "Bloco Bambas da Folia" group are seen during Carnival of the Waters [18/20]A member of the "Bloco Bambas da Folia" group puts on make-up during Carnival of the Waters [19/20]A member of the "Bloco Real Folia" group is seen inside her house during Carnival of the Waters [20/20]A member of the "Bloco Bambas da Folia" group poses for photo during Carnival of the Waters , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved Print RIO DE JANEIRO — For the second night in a row heavily armed bank robbers invaded a midsize city in Brazil taking residents hostage as they looted a bank The violence in the Amazonian city of Cameta came just one day after criminals struck another midsize city in a similar bank robbery on the opposite side of the country. The public security secretariat of Para state said in a statement that more than 20 criminals with assault rifles targeted a branch of the state-run Bank of Brazil in Cameta, a city of 140,000 people. Video on social media showed a line of about a dozen hostages being led away from a square and shots ringing out in the night Tuesday. “They drove around shooting at the police and at the houses. It was a horrible scene to see,” Junior Gaia, who lives nearby, said in an interview with television network Globo News. “We were all laid out on the floor, afraid they would invade the homes.” Local media reported that a military police station was attacked, preventing officers from responding. Neither the bank nor officials immediately said how much money might have been stolen. World & Nation More than 600 people were killed by police in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state in the first months of this year, and most were black or biracial. The coordinated attack came a day after a similar overnight robbery of a Bank of Brazil branch in Brazil’s southern region. In the city of Criciuma, dozens of gunmen armed with assault rifles seized the city and took hostages as they used explosives to rob a bank. As in Cameta, the Criciuma robbers took measures to impede the police response and fired shots into the air, apparently to scare people into staying indoors. The robberies took place at the start of December, when bank coffers are filled in anticipation of employees withdrawing their year-end bonuses, said Cassio Thyone, a council member of the nonprofit Brazilian Forum on Public Safety. Many Brazilians get an extra month’s pay in December, known as the 13th salary. “It doesn’t happen without planning,” Thyone said of the robberies. “It’s another demonstration that everything is planned. They think of the location, and the timing.” Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who consistently downplays the COVID-19 pandemic, suffered heavy losses in mayoral elections across the country. The Bank of Brazil said in a statement that it is collaborating with police investigators and has yet to begin evaluating the structural damage to its branch in Cameta. Images published by online media outlet G1 showed the facade blown open and shards of glass littering the ground. In Cameta, tactical forces as well as police from other areas were dispatched to reinforce the police. Authorities located the criminals’ abandoned truck and found explosive devices within it, according to the security secretariat. Two people were shot, including one hostage, a young man, who was killed. The other has been hospitalized with a leg wound. Cameta Mayor Waldoli Valente offered his condolences for the victim on Facebook. “Our city was always peaceful and I ask that everyone stay at home,” he posted about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. The two overnight robberies resembled another in July in the city of Botucatu in Sao Paulo state. There, about 30 armed men blew up a bank branch, took residents hostage and exchanged gunfire with police before making their getaway. Hollywood Inc. 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Submit a letter to the editor or write to letters@theatlantic.com A collection of winning and honored images from this year’s nature-photo competition A collection of amazing recent images made with the Hubble Space Telescope Mourners of Pope Francis gathered at the Vatican scenes from the the second weekend of Coachella 2025 and landscapes of the Earth’s arctic and subarctic regions either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content Brazil has faced two consecutive nights of violence as armed gang men seized hostages and stormed banks during separate incidents in the cities of Cametá and Criciúma An armed gang took to the streets of Cametá in the north of the country in the early hours of Wednesday to rob a bank It is unclear whether the situation is ongoing Several hostages were reportedly taken and the city's mayor Waldoli Valenti said on Facebook that a young man has died The overnight attack in Cametá appears to be almost identical to the storming of a bank in the southern city of Criciúma in the early hours of Tuesday according to Brazilian broadcaster Globo News The media outlet said the gang that attacked Cametá carried high-caliber weapons and explosives and captured hostages in bars before using them as shields to move around the city streets But there is currently no suggestion that the two incidents are linked The attacks come as the latest in a sting of major bank robberies in Brazil over the last five years According to official figures cited by the broadcaster there have been 14 bank raids in the state of São Paulo so far this year The recent heists resemble the wave of robberies in the late 1990s The cangaço were gangs of bandits who roamed Brazil's northeastern hinterlands in the 1920s and 1930s under the leadership of a legendary highwayman called Lampião Security expert Guaracy Mingardi told BBC Brasil that these new large-scale bank robberies started five years ago preferably in small and medium-sized cities The Folha de São Paulo newspaper also said these attacks are increasingly common in Brazil highlighting recent raids in cities such as Araraquara A gang of armed men reportedly stormed Cametá Gunshots can be heard in video footage posted to social media with one clip appearing to show a large group of hostages being led through the streets Security forces have been sent to the scene although it is currently unclear which bank in Cametá is being targeted or whether the incident is ongoing said on Twitter in the early hours: "I am already in contact with the state public security summit following the measures that are being taken in this episode Já estou em contato com a cúpula da segurança pública do Estado acompanhando as providências que estão sendo tomadas neste episódio Mais um vídeo desesperador de Cametá, no Pará, onde as informações de moradores postadas em redes sociais dão conta de um assalto das proporções do que aconteceu em Criciúma ontem. Dezenas de assaltantes fortemente armados fizeram moradores de reféns, que são usados como escudos. pic.twitter.com/Y3HPnNcDJq Parece que está rolando outro assalto com armas de grosso calibre, desta vez em Cametá, no interior do Pará. pic.twitter.com/ToaRiRganA "We will do our best to ensure that peace is resumed as soon as possible and that the criminals are arrested." The city's mayor Waldoli Valenti said on Facebook that a young man has died He wrote: "In this difficult time our city is going through Garrisons of the military police tactical forces are already in Camet á and we trust the security forces of our state to regain peace and security in Camet á Besides holding everyone involved in this sad occurrence accountable A group of around 30 bandits targeted a branch of Banco Do Brasil in Criciúma's center from about midnight local time on Tuesday with the attack lasting about an hour and 45 minutes The broadcaster reported that six workers from the Traffic and Transport Department (DTT) were taken hostage during the assault The hostages were seen on footage broadcast by Globo News sitting in the pedestrian strip a few meters from the bank branch They were reportedly released a couple hours later without injury The assailants blocked access to the city — including with burning vehicles — to prevent police reinforcements from responding swiftly fired hundreds of shots and deployed explosives Military Police of Santa Catarina said on Twitter December 1: People take money scattered on the floor after a mega robbery in the city of Criciúma - Brazil. Despite the tragedy, Christmas will be better for many people in need. The gang looks specialized and was armed with Bazooka.pic.twitter.com/4UTiavPir7 Assaltantes estão saíndo de Criciúma nesse exato momento pic.twitter.com/GGF8WiqGjv 🚨 OCORRÊNCIA EM CRICIÚMA 🚨Por volta das 23h de segunda, 30, diversos criminosos fazendo uso de armamento pesado, explosivos e coletes balísticos, utilizando reféns, efetuaram um assalto em uma agência bancária de Criciúma.Siga a linha 👇 pic.twitter.com/ZS5WUEMd2O The police also said: "The assailants exchanged shots with military police in the central area and in the 9th Military Police Battalion (BPM) "The criminal action resulted in 2 targeted people identified one of whom was a vigilante and a military policeman adding that the officer has had surgery and is in serious condition they wrote: "The Military Police is engaged in a large organized operation since dawn for a prompt response in the searches of criminals," and "The vehicles used for the crime were found and had bloodstains indicating that criminals were shot by police The police then announced that the soldier who had been shot is called Jeferson Luiz Esmeraldino It is not clear how much money the attackers took but videos posted on social media appeared to show that some of their loot had escaped onto the street as residents rushed to gather some of the bills Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all Ħamrun Spartans capped their return to European club football in some style when they came from a goal down to see off Alashkert 4-1 at the Centenary Stadium to book their place into the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League It was a remarkable performance from the Spartans who trailing 1-0 after last week’s first leg looked down and out when Artak Yedigaryan put the Armenians ahead to double their lead on aggregate But it was here that the Spartans' character came to the fore when they produced a stunning comeback which saw them score four goals without reply in the space of 20 minutes to turn the tie in their favour and secure their second ever qualification in a UEFA club competition in the club’s history The reward for the Spartans is a clash in the second qualifying round against Bosnian side Velez Mostar with the first leg in Bosnia scheduled for next week Ħamrun Spartans coach Branko Nisevic effected one change from the team that played the opening leg in Yerevan last week as Croatian midfielder Roko Prsa was preferred to Ederson Domingos Read full article here please register for free or log in to your account ALASHKERT                  1  Artik Yedigaryan handed the edge to Alashkert over Ħamrun Spartans after eking out a 1-0 win in their UEFA Conference League first leg tie in Yerevan on Thursday particularly after their encouraging performance in the second half which saw them hold more possession than the home side and had they been more precise in their distribution of the ball in the final third they could have returned home with a positive result Nisevic has a lot of positives to take for next week’s second leg as the Spartans showed that they are capable of upsetting their more-quoted opponents and progress to the next round Ħamrun Spartans coach Branko Nisevic handed a debut to five new signings as defenders Ryan Camenzuli and Ognjen Bjelicic midfielder Ederson and forwards Elvis Mashike and Jonny were all handed a berth in the starting formation Read full story here please register for free or log in to your account.