Rio de Janeiro: UN calls for probe into deadliest police raid
The United Nations has called for a probe into one of the deadliest police raids in Brazil s Rio de Janeiro which killed 28 people.
The United Nations is amongst some of the organisations that have called for a probe into one of the deadliest police raids that took place on Thursday, 6 May in Rio de Janeiro.
A police raid in Jacarezinho, one of largest slums known as favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil led to the death of 28 people including a police officer. The raid was carried out by about 200 heavily armed police officers and included an armoured helicopter with a sniper.
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Brazil shocked by police raid that leaves dozens dead in Rio de Janeiro favela
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Rio de Janeiro: At least 25 people were killed in a police raid on Thursday morning in what police and researchers are calling one of the deadliest police shootings in the history of this notoriously violent oceanside metropolis.
Shortly after dawn, police entered the sprawling favela called Jacarezinho early on Thursday morning, sending in bulletproof helicopters, armoured vehicles and dozens of heavily armed police officers to do battle in one of the strongholds of the powerful criminal gang, the Red Command. Police said the criminal group had been enticing children into its ranks.
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At least 25 people including a police officer have been killed in a shootout in Rio de Janeiro, according to local media.
The shootout took place during a police operation in a favela in the Jacarezinho area of the city.
Police launched the operation after receiving reports that drug traffickers were recruiting children for their gang.
Two passengers on a metro train were hit by bullets but survived.
Police in the Brazilian city confirmed the death of one of their officers, Inspector Andre Leonardo de Mello Frias. A statement on Facebook said he honoured the profession he loved and will be missed .
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