2010年11月30日星期二

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Soldiers stay in Rio slums 'long as necessary': Lula (AFP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 03:07 PM PST

Civil Police officers stand in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next to weapons seized during a raid at Morro do Alemao shantytown. Troops who helped chase drug gangs out of the most notorious nest of slums in Rio will stay AFP - Troops who helped chase drug gangs out of the most notorious nest of slums in Rio will stay "as long as necessary to secure the peace," President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Tuesday.


Police net drugs, few arrests in Rio slum raids (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:15 PM PST

Rio state Public Safety Director Jose Beltrame stands by drugs seized by police as they are shown to the press in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. According to police, authorities seized weapons and drugs during operations that began Nov. 24 to take control of the Vila Cruzeiro slum and Alemao complex. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Brazilian police showed off piles of drugs and weapons seized during an aggressive takeover of two of this city's most dangerous slums, even as the search continued Tuesday in homes and even sewers for their real target: the drug gang leaders themselves.


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