Foiled multimillion dollar airport heist leaves two dead in Chile

A security personnel stands guard at an access of Santiago de Chile Airport slab after a valuables truck attempted robbery left two people dead in the midst of an intense firefight, police and local media reported, in Santiago, Chile, March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A foiled multimillion-dollar heist at Chile's largest airport left two dead on Wednesday morning, highlighting concerns of rising crime in the Andean nation.

Footage widely shared on social media shows a shootout between robbers and officials from Chile's DGAC aviation agency below a LATAM Airlines plane at the Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago.