Rio: At least 25 deaths during a police operation in a slum
by Marcelo Silva De Sousa, The Associated Press
Posted May 6, 2021 2:11 pm EDT
Last Updated May 6, 2021 at 2:14 pm EDT
RIO DE JANEIRO Police targeting drug traffickers raided a slum in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and at least one officer and 24 suspect died of gunfire, authorities said.
A police helicopter flew low over the Jacarezinho favela as heavily armed men fled police by leaping from roof to roof, according to images shown on local television. Service on a subway line was temporarily suspended “due to intense shooting in the region,” according to a statement from the company that operates it.
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Police targeting drug traffickers have raided a slum in Rio de Janeiro, leaving at least one officer and 24 suspects dead.
A police helicopter flew low over the Jacarezinho favela as heavily armed men fled police by leaping from roof to roof, images on local television showed.
Services on a subway line were temporarily suspended “due to intense shooting in the region”, according to a statement from the operator.
Police conduct an operation against drug traffickers in the Jacarezinho favela (Silvia Izquierdo/AP)
Jacarezinho, one of the city’s most populous favelas, with about 40,000 residents, is dominated by the Comando Vermelho, one of Brazil’s biggest criminal organisations.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – At least 25 people have been killed after hundreds of heavily armed police stormed into one of Rio de Janeiro’s largest slum areas, reportedly targeting drug traffickers.
Local media showed live footage of seven armed young men hopping through the roofs of North Zone’s Jacarezinho favela in the early hours of Thursday morning, as bulletproof helicopters hovered over them.
The report said the “extremely suspicious criminals” were attempting to escape from the police. Two passengers on the metro were hit by a stray bullet and one police officer was killed.