A hostage situation in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia --- played out on live TV.<br/> <br />The man had grabbed his hostage outside city government headquarters, holding her at knife point.<br/> <br />Police moved into position, while negotiators tried to talk the man into giving himself up.<br/> <br />But negotiations quickly came to an end.<br/> <br />Police opened fire with rubber bullets, bringing the man down as the hostage escaped.<br/> <br />The man, whose motives were unclear, was taken into custody.<br/> <br />The woman was taken to the hospital but was believed to be unharmed.
