2010年11月23日星期二

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Brazil cracks down in Rio drugs offensive (AFP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 03:44 PM PST

View of the damages in a police cabin in Benfica, following attacks by drug dealers, in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rolling out helicopter-backed armored tanks, police in Rio launched a broad crackdown on gangs and drug-trafficking groups Tuesday in 20 slums, killing at least two suspects, authorities said.(AFP/Antonio Scorza)AFP - Rolling out helicopter-backed armored tanks, police in Rio launched a broad crackdown on gangs and drug-trafficking groups Tuesday in 20 slums, killing at least two suspects, authorities said.


Brazil beefs up Rio police after gangs rob drivers (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 01:09 PM PST

A bullet hole pierces the window of a small police station in the Del Castilho neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010.  Rio's entire military police force was ordered into the streets after more gang attacks ended with two motorists shot dead, cars burned and mass robberies on highways. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - Brazilian officials sent 1,200 extra police into the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday to halt an upsurge of roadblocks and mass robberies by gangs that they say are challenging police for control of slums.


Police raid slums in third day of Rio violence (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:17 AM PST

Policemen carry a suspected drug trafficker after a shootout as they conduct a raid on drug gangs at the Mandela 2 slum in Rio de Janeiro November 23, 2010. REUTERS/Sergio MoraesReuters - Rio de Janeiro police raided slums and called up reinforcements on Tuesday as they tried to douse a third day of violence orchestrated by suspected drug gang members who have attacked police stations and burned cars in the Brazilian city.


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