2010年2月11日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Brazil


Shootout in Rio slum ahead of Carnival; 8 dead (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 01:13 PM PST

A police officer frisks a man during a police operation in the Jacarezinho shantytown of Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.  According to police, at least seven suspected drug traffickers and a policeman are dead after a gun battle broke out a day before Carnival. Police say the shootout in the Jacarezinho slum started Thursday afternoon while police were on patrol.  (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Gunfire erupted Thursday in a Rio de Janeiro slum, killing at least seven suspected drug traffickers and a policeman a day before Carnival celebrations kick off.


Volkswagen launches recall in Brazil (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:44 PM PST

A Volkswagen Novo Gol car sits outside of a showroom in Rio de Janeiro. Volkswagen announced Thursday it was recalling nearly 200,000 vehicles in Brazil because of a problem with the rear wheels that could cause them to seize or fall off.(AFP/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - Volkswagen announced Thursday it was recalling nearly 200,000 vehicles in Brazil because of a problem with the rear wheels that could cause them to seize or fall off.


Eight killed in pre-Carnival Rio violence (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 11:32 AM PST

Reuters - Seven suspected drug gang members and a police captain were killed in a shoot-out in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, police said, a day before the start of Carnival celebrations that draw millions of visitors to the beach-side Brazilian city.

Eight dead in police clash with drug gang in Rio slum: officials (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 11:27 AM PST

A Rio de Janeiro special force police officer points his gun in search of drug traffickers at Morro dos Macacos shantytown in 2009. A police officer and seven suspected drug traffickers were killed Thursday in an exchange of gunfire in a Rio de Janeiro slum, officials said.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP - A police officer and seven suspected drug traffickers were killed Thursday in an exchange of gunfire in a Rio de Janeiro slum, officials said.


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