In an assault that seemed timed, about twenty diners experienced a violent robbery in less than a minute in a pizzeria in the Almagro neighborhood, in Argentina. Armed and using physical force, the criminals entered the restaurant, sowing panic among those present.
The scene was recorded in a video that went viral on social networks and was captured by the establishment's security cameras.
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Desperation took over the diners, some of whom tried to escape through any available exitwhile others took shelter under the tables.
During the distressing episode, the criminals toured the premises demanding the belongings of those present, who quickly handed over their cell phones and wallets. Before leaving, the assailants beat two people and seized the cash register, then fled.
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Despite the quick intervention of the police, the criminals managed to escape before their arrival, fleeing in a white Ford Fiesta car. Police authorities described the incident as an act of extreme violence, and They are carrying out an exhaustive investigation to find those responsible.
🚨 COMMAND BLOW IN A PIZZERIA
– The store, full of customers, was attacked by four criminals
– The thieves entered through two different doors
– Three people were able to escape as soon as they saw them enter
📍Jaimito Pizzeria | Almagro pic.twitter.com/hJgNlEf9tj— Via Szeta (@mauroszeta) April 25, 2024
The Emergency Medical Care System (SAME) provided assistance to the victims, two of whom were transferred to the Ramos Mejía hospital due to injuries. The national criminal and correctional prosecutor's office No. 57 is in charge of the investigation, while searches of public and private cameras have been ordered for more information about the perpetrators.
Testimony of diners
Banett described how the criminals entered the premises in a violent and armed manner, generating a climate of tension and fear among those present.
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“It was a horrible moment we had with some friends. There you can see me handing my cell phone and wallet to these rats,” said the journalist.
“We were a group of more or less eight or nine parents who played a soccer tournament at a school that is four blocks away. We finished playing and went to eat at Jaimito, where we always go. We hadn't even started eating, but we had ordered the drinks andWe had this on the table when suddenly the criminals entered”, he recounted.
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“The criminals separated into two and They entered through two of the main doors. “They were all armed,” Banett explained.
Banett said he gave up all his belongings: his cell phone and his wallet. Furthermore, he mentioned that the situation seemed endless to him at the time, but when he later reviewed the images from the security cameras, he realized that the sequence had passed in less than two minutes.
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Regarding the attacks suffered by some clients, the victim indicated that after the criminals left, he noticed several people with cuts on their foreheads; Evidently, they had been hit with the butts of the weapons.
Banett mentioned that the police arrived three minutes later, once the criminals had already fled the scene.
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“Luckily they did not arrive earlier because, unless they had waited for them outside, if a shooting occurred there, it would have been a massacre, because there were many people and it is a fairly small place,” he concluded.
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*This content was made with the assistance of artificial intelligence, based on information from La Nación Argentina (GDA), and was reviewed by the journalist and an editor.
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