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A massive police operation against drug traffickers in a Rio de Janeiro
favela Thursday left at least 24 suspects and a policeman dead, Brazilian media
reports said.
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The early-morning raid turned the impoverished neighborhood of Jacarezinho,
on Rio s north side, into a battlefield, with residents posting videos on
social media of explosions, heavy gunfire and helicopters hovering overhead.
Large groups of police could be seen streaming into the favela as frightened
residents tentatively went about their business once the gunfire died down, AFP
correspondents said.
At least two people were wounded when the subway car they were riding in was
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2021-05-06 18:35:29 GMT2021-05-07 02:35:29(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 6 (Xinhua) At least 23 people were killed and four others injured following an intense shootout between police and suspected drug traffickers in a favela in Brazil s Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, local police said.
According to reports from the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police, one police officer died as a result of the shootout, while the other 22 people killed were allegedly members of a criminal organization that dominates the Jacarezinho favela.
The shootout between police and alleged drug traffickers occurred in the early hours of Thursday in the favela, as part of a Civil Police operation against drug trafficking and organized crime in the area.
25 killed in police raid on Rio slum AFP 2 days ago AFP © MAURO PIMENTEL Rio de Janeiro police led an operation against drug traffickers that left at least 24 suspects and one officer dead
A massive police operation against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela Thursday left 25 people dead, turning the impoverished Rio de Janeiro neighborhood into a battlefield and drawing condemnation from rights groups.
A policeman was among those killed in the early morning raid on Jacarezinho, on Rio s north side, where residents awoke to explosions, heavy gunfire and helicopters overhead.
Police confirmed the toll and investigators said it was the deadliest police operation in the history of Rio de Janeiro state.