Qualla: Ramallo Massacre https://qualla.com/ramallo-massacre en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:39:57 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Ramallo Massacre https://qualla.com/ramallo-massacre Ramallo Massacre: Introduction https://qualla.com/ramallo-massacre/ Carlos Cháves drove his own car that morning, a white Volkswagen Polo, with a block of explosive tied around his neck. Beside him sat a robber holding Cháves's wife, Flora Lacave, as a shield; in the back was Carlos Santillán, the bank's accountant. They had been hostages for hours inside a branch of the Banco de la Nacion in Villa Ramallo. Now, edging out of town under the cameras of half of Argentina, they were trying to live. A few meters down the road, a police special unit opened fire on the car. Cháves and Santillán died in the seats. Lacave somehow survived. The date was 17 September 1999.

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