Watch: Gangsters Set Fire to 35 Buses In Brazil After Crime Boss Killed By Police
The bus burnings occurred shortly after a police operation killed the nephew and right-hand man of a militia boss known as "Zinho."
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The bus burnings occurred shortly after a police operation killed the nephew and right-hand man of a militia boss known as "Zinho."
Gangsters have reportedly set at least 35 buses on fire in Rio de Janeiro after a crime boss known as "man of war" was killed by police in an operation.
The attacks on buses were concentrated in the west of the city, where rival criminal groups are fighting for territorial control
The blazes came after the police reportedly killed the nephew of the leader of the state's largest militia.
Suspected paramilitary militia members torched 35 buses and a train drivers' cabin in Rio de Janeiro Monday, paralyzing parts of the scenic Brazilian city after one of their leaders was killed in a police operation, officials said.