2010年8月21日星期六

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Gunmen fighting Rio police invade luxury hotel (AP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 05:28 PM PDT

Police stand guard as tourists leave the Intercontinental hotel after it was invaded by gunmen who took hostages in the Sao Conrado neighborhood near the Rocinha Slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday Aug. 21, 2010.   A police spokeswoman said that within a few hours the hostages were freed and the 10 suspects surrendered. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Heavily armed drug gang members engaged in an intense firefight with police, then fled into a luxury hotel popular with foreign tourists and held about 30 people hostage for three hours Saturday before surrendering.


One killed, hostages released in Rio hotel shootout (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 01:42 PM PDT

A paramilitary police tactical unit arrives at the International Hotel, taken by drug traffickers, in Sao Conrado Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Heavily armed criminals briefly took 35 people hostage at an upscale hotel Saturday after a street battle with police that left one persondead and dramatized the security challenges for the host of the 2016 Olympic Games.(AFP/Antonio Scorza)AFP - Heavily armed criminals briefly took 35 people hostage at an upscale hotel Saturday after a street battle with police that left one person dead and dramatized the security challenges for the host of the 2016 Olympic Games.


Brazil drug violence spills into 5-star Rio hotel (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 10:29 AM PDT

Reuters - Brazilian police on Saturday arrested 10 heavily armed men and rescued 35 people who had been held hostage for almost two hours at a five-star hotel in one of Rio de Janeiro's richest neighborhoods.

Rousseff widens lead in Brazilian presidential poll (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 10:11 AM PDT

Residents wave flags as they attend a campaign rally of presidential candidate of the Workers' Party Dilma Rousseff in Osasco August 20, 2010. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - Ruling party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff extended her lead over rival Jose Serra after taking advantage of free broadcast advertising, a poll showed on Saturday.


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