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May 07, 2021   Tatjana Muskiet The United Nations human rights office has strongly criticised a police raid against suspected drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, amid allegations of abuse and extrajudicial executions. The deadliest police operation in the city’s history has left 25 dead, including a police officer. Residents say police killed suspects who wanted to surrender and entered homes without a warrant. Police have denied any wrongdoing...

Police kill 25, draw ire in shoot-out in favela in Rio DEADLY OPERATION: Police said that the people killed in the raid were ‘suspects,’ but rights groups said that authorities label anyone killed by police as ‘criminals’ AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO A massive police operation against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela on Thursday left 25 people dead, turning the impoverished Rio de Janeiro neighborhood into a battlefield and drawing condemnation f...

Bloody police raid in Brazil leaves at least 25 dead Credit: Share Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here. Police in a Rio de Janeiro slum engaged in an hourslong gunbattle Thursday targeting drug traffickers and leading to the death of at least 25 people, including one officer. The raid in the Rio de Janeiro Jacarezinho favela in the north of the city, which police authorities say was the result of a “long and detailed” investig...

At least 25 people were killed and another five injured on Thursday in an intense shootout in northern Rio de Janeiro between police and suspected drug traffickers.   According to the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police, one police officer died as a result of the shootout, while the other 24 people killed were allegedly members of a criminal organization that dominates the Jacarezinho favela.   The event occurred in the early hours of Thursday in Jacarezinho during a Civil Police operation against dr...

At least 25 killed in police drug raid in Rio slum Updated AFP Share this: 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. AFP The early-morning raid turned the impoverished neighborhood of Jacarezinho, on Rios north side, into a battlefield, with residents posting videos on social media of explosions, heavy gunfire and helicopters hovering overhead. Large groups of police cou...

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 Brazils 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 org...

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 Jaca...

23 killed in Rio de Janeiro favela gun battle ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Fri, May 7 2021 0:51 IST | ​ 3 Views   06 May 2021, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Police officers carry out an operation against gangs in the favela Jacarezinho where at least 25 people have died in a shoot-out during the raid. Photo: Jose Lucena/TheNEWS2 via ZUMA Wire/dpa. Image Source: IANS News Rio De Janeiro, May 7 : At least 23 people were killed and four others injured following an intense shootout between poli...

25 Die in police raid in Rio de Janeiro 1 minute read Rio de Janeiro, May 6 (EFE).- At least 25 people were killed and five others wounded Thursday when 200 police officers descended on a slum in Rio de Janeiro to conduct an operation against a drug-dealing gang, Brazilian media said, citing unnamed authorities. One police officer and 24 suspects died, according to those accounts. Police sources told Efe that official casualty figures would be released only after the ongoing operation was ove...

25 Killed In Police Raid On Rio Slum By Mauro PIMENTEL 05/06/21 AT 8:23 PM 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 Rios north side, where residents awoke to explosions, heavy gunfire and helicopters overhead. Police confirmed the toll...