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The film is based on a true story, the robbery of the Banco Río branch in the Buenos Aires town of Acassuso on January 13, 2006, which was held up by a gang of six robbers armed with replica weapons. [3] . They took 23 hostages and took $15 million from 147 safes. [4] Cast. Diego Peretti as Fernando Araujo, mastermind and executor of the heist.
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Feb 20, 2020 · By Josh Dean. February 20, 2020. Illustration by Paul Lacolley. It was 12:38 in the afternoon on January 13, 2006, when the call went out to police: a bank robbery in progress. Moments later,...
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Aug 19, 2022 · In 2006, a unit of highly-trained Argentine special forces made their way into a bank near Buenos Aires (via GQ). Armed assailants had forced their way into the building and taken nearly two dozen innocent people as hostages for hours — and then things went quiet.
Aug 10, 2022 · In 2006, an army of police officers surrounded the Banco Rio in Acassuso, Argentina, and negotiated for hours with a bold group of robbers inside. The criminals took hostages and demanded the...
Aug 11, 2022 · What Is The Documentary Film’ Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist’ About? At around 12:38 pm on the 13th of January, 2006, Buenos Aires and the rest of Argentina witnessed a shocking bank robbery in broad daylight, which turned out to be an elaborate heist that hoodwinked police and authorities.
On September 1, 2006, a special operation named "Operação Facção Toupeira" (Operation Mole Faction) was started, leading the police to arrest 43 people suspected of involvement in the heist including one of the alleged masterminds, and recovering R$275,100 in cash.
Sep 10, 2021 · When a group of armed robbers burst into a Buenos Aires bank on Jan.13, 2006, they immediately grabbed the attention of investigators, seasoned hostage negotiators and media outlets, who broadcast the tense standoff with police throughout Argentina.
