A command has assaulted two armored vans on Monday morning on the state highway that connects the cities ofand Lecce with Brindisiin southern Italy, in a spectacular operation in which They blocked the road with cars and a van that they set on fire and then they fled after a shootout with the Carabineros.
Later two people, alleged members of the gang, were arrested by Carabineros while other members of the command are on the run, according to Italian media.
The attack was witnessed by dozens of drivers who were traveling the road and were trapped in the middle of the attack on the armored vehicle.
According to the first reconstructions, The criminals attacked and set fire to a van and a truck to block the roador to law enforcement, and stopped the two armored vans traveling together posing as law enforcement officers with fake police cars with flashing blue lights.
Once they stopped the vehicles, several members came out dressed in black with machine guns and riddled an armored vehicle with bullets and then blew up the doors of the vehicle, but it is unknown if they managed to steal its contents.
Chase with gunfights
A Carabineros patrol arrived at the area where it pursued them, which triggered a shootout near the town of Squinzano, but without causing any injuries and two of the assailants were later located.
Images from the scene show vehicles on fire, the armored vehicle completely destroyed and a large column of smoke.
The search for the remaining members of the group, who may have abandoned the first cars, is now underway with the help of sympathizers.
