2010年11月29日星期一

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil

Brazil police scour sewers for druglords (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 06:01 PM PST

Coordination of Special Resources (CORE) policemen patrol with sniffer dogs in an alley in Morro do Alemao shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Police scoured the sewers under Rio's sprawling slums Monday for hundreds of drug traffickers who fled an unprecedented military onslaught on the favelas that netted 40 tonnes of narcotics but few arrests.(AFP/Evaristo Sa)AFP - Police scoured sewers under Rio's sprawling slums for hundreds of drug traffickers who fled an unprecedented military onslaught on the favelas that netted Brazil's biggest seizure of marijuana.

Cable on WikiLeaks: Brazil downplayed terrorism (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 05:18 PM PST

AP - Brazil is on guard against potential terrorist threats, but denies terrorism is a problem in the South American country, U.S. officials said in confidential diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. In the U.S. view, the policy is aimed at protecting Brazil's international image and that of its Muslim and Arab communities.

Rio slum dwellers caught in battle to pacify city (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:54 AM PST

Children play in a pool at a house of an alleged drug trafficker at the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Rio's most dangerous slum that was the backbone of the city's biggest drug gang was taken by 2,600 police and soldiers Sunday, an unprecedented accomplishment by authorities in their fight to secure this seaside metropolis that will host the 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)AP - Jose Pereira's hand shook as he sat on a sidewalk and took a deep drag on a cigarette, trying to calm down after taking a stray bullet in the leg while police and drug dealers fought over the shantytown where he lives.

After taking key slum, Rio looks to next targets (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:20 AM PST

Policemen place a Brazilian flag at a top point of the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Rio's most dangerous slum that was the backbone of the city's biggest drug gang was taken by 2,600 police and soldiers Sunday, an unprecedented accomplishment by authorities in their fight to secure this seaside metropolis that will host the 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - Rio's top security official hailed the taking by authorities of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city that will host the 2016 Olympics, as operations continued Monday to locate drug gang members thought to be hiding inside.

发贴者：iwvck17 时间 18:18

0 条评论:

发表评论

订阅 博文评论 [Atom]

<< 主页

bnzv