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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 traff...

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 ove...

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 police and suspected drug traffickers in a favela in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, local police s...

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 over. The shooting began early Thursday, soon after the 200 police entered Jacarezinho, an impoverished...

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 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 s...