Samsung's Campinas factory near the Brazilian city of Sao Paolo was raided by armed robbers on Sunday evening (July 6).

Workers were held hostage by the criminals, who made off with $36 million (£21 million) worth of gadgets, including phones, tablets and laptops, Reuters reports.



The seven assailants gained access to the premises after hijacking a shuttle bus used by employees. Two hostages were kept on board while eight others were released.

The robbers were later joined by 13 other accomplices, with whom they liaised by mobile phone and radio.

Their backup arrived at the site on board seven trucks, which were filled with the goods via pallet loaders before speeding off.

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"We have cooperated fully with the police investigation that is underway and will do our best to avoid any sort of repeat incident," said a spokesperson for Samsung's Brazilian arm.

Around 100 employees were on site when the incident occurred, but none are said to have been injured.

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