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BBC News Published media captionAerial footage shows suspects of a wanted drug gang trying to escape police 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, Inspecto...
25 dead in Rio de Janeiro shootout: report Sarah Polus © Getty 25 dead in Rio de Janeiro shootout: report At least 25 people, including a police officer, were killed Thursday in a shootout in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to the BBC, with another two people wounded after being hit by bullets. The shots rang out after police launched a raid in a low-income settlement in the Jacarezinho area of the city, reportedly targeting a gang involved in drug trafficking, mugging, murders and kidnappings. Police had received reports that gang members were recruiting children, the BB...