PORTO
ALEGRE, Brazil--Delegates to the World Social Forum
arriving at the Pontifical Catholic University
(PUC) Sunday for the third day of their deliberations
found spent bullet casings, blood, bullet holes
and police investigating a crime scene that left
one man dead.
According
to police, a gang of well-armed men attempted to hold
up an armored car as it arrived early Sunday morning
to re supply the cash machines that many of the 12,000
delegates had been using to get Brazilian currency.
Military police guarding the building overnight
noticed the attempted robbery and opened
fire, according to a spokesman. At least
one person was killed and another robber
was wounded as he fled the area in a car,
the spokesman said.
Detectives roped off the area near the PUC
entrance, forcing delegates to walk around
the back. The cash machines were shut down
during the investigation.
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