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Espírito Santo Bank of Campolide robbery

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Espírito Santo Bank of Campolide robbery
LocationCampolide, Lisbon, Portugal
Date7 August 2008
Attack type
Bank robbery, hostage-taking
WeaponsFirearms
Deaths1 (Nilson Souza)
Injured1 (Wellington Nazaré)
PerpetratorsWellington Nazaré and Nilson Souza

On August 7, 2008, the Campolide branch of the Banco Espírito Santo in Lisbon was held up in a robbery attempt.

Two armed assailants of Brazilian nationality, Wellington Nazaré and Nilson Souza, took over the bank at 3 p.m., kidnapping six people. The two men and four women who were taken hostage included the manager, the deputy manager, and two employees. Rapid intervention forces from the Portuguese police quickly removed all parked vehicles in the area, closed nearby establishments, and interrupted traffic. Several emergency medical assistance vehicles and health personnel equipped with bulletproof vests were also mobilized.

After several hours of unsuccessful negotiation attempts, the Portuguese Special Operations Group was forced to intervene. A team of special shooters shot the two kidnappers with precision shots from a distance. Souza died immediately, while Nazaré suffered very serious injuries, but survived. The hostages were unharmed.[1]

The event was one of the most widely reported criminal cases in the history of Portugal, arising amidst a wave of violent crime against banks, gas stations and jewelry stores in the Greater Lisbon region in 2008.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Vaz, Tatiana (2010-08-07). "Assalto no BES: resposta eficaz a um crime pouco comum". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  2. ^ Caetano, Eduardo. "No 2.° e 3.° trimestre de 2008 aumentaram os assaltos os homícidios e as ofensas corporais". Retrieved 2022-09-30.