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Harry Styles van hijacked by gunmen and stolen in Brazil before show

A van containing Harry Styles merchandise was hijacked by armed men ahead of the singer's show in Brazil, it has been reported.

The team had been driving with the singer's merch when the van was hijacked by three gunmen along the B-116 highway from Sao Paulo to the city of Curitiba on Friday.

Police have said that the men forced the vehicle to stop and overtook it, stealing the products in the process, G1 has reported.

According to the publication, police had not yet been able to find the suspects or the vehicle.

It comes as Harry is set to perform in Curitba, Brazil at Pedreira Paulo Leminski on December 10 as part of his Love On Tour global tour.

Staff transporting Harry Styles merchandise had their van hijacked (Getty Images)
He is due to perform on Saturday (Getty Images for ABA)

He is also set to perform in Sao Paulo on December 13 and December 14.

It is not yet known whether Harry will still be singing on Saturday.

Harry's reps declined to comment when approached by the Mirror.

It comes amid a dramatic few weeks for the former One Direction star after he was forced to halt a concert after fans became crushed against stage barriers, saying they were 'suffocating'.

He intervened while performing at the Coliseo Live stadium in Bogotá, Colombia after eight audience members fainted and others feared they would die.

A video from the event shows Harry asking fans to take a step back and allow people to move away from the handrails. Security then went in to check on the audience.

Harry was previously forced to halt a concert (Getty Images for Coachella)

"I am very excited to be here, and I know today is going to be an amazing show.

"But the most important thing is that everyone in here is safe, because there are a lot of people in here and it's warm," he said in a video shared on Twitter.

Some fans had queued for more than six hours to ensure they had a good spot for the gig.

Posting the video, one fan who attended the concert wrote: "I just have to say that I was in the Platinum section and I almost died.

"And this was when this poor man had to stop the concert because we were suffocating."

In the clip, fans in the front row could be heard shouting: "We can't breathe, we are suffocating."

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