2011年11月13日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Brazil


3,000 Brazilian police seize Rio's biggest slum (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 02:27 PM PST

Brazil's polocemen guard the streets of the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Nov.13, 2011. Elite police units backed by armored military vehicles and helicopters invaded the largest slum in this seaside Olympic city before dawn Sunday. It's the most ambitious attempt yet to bring security to a town long known for its violence. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - More than 3,000 police and soldiers backed by armored personnel carriers raced into Brazil's biggest slum before dawn Sunday, quickly gaining control of a shantytown ruled for decades by a heavily armed drug gang.


Troops occupy Rio slum in "historic" operation (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:25 AM PST

Reuters - Three thousand troops backed by helicopters and armored vehicles occupied Rio de Janeiro's largest slum without firing a shot on Sunday, the biggest step in the Brazilian city's bid to improve security and end the reign of drug gangs.

Brazilian Forces Invade Rio's Largest Slum (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 07:50 AM PST

The Atlantic Wire - The government of Brazil sent 3,000 troops into Rocinha, the hillside shanty town overlooking Rio de Janeiro, in an effort to drive out crime and violence in advance of the 2014 World Cup.

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