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Brazil police kill 9 in Rio shootout
Published: 4/15/08, 10:46 PM EDT
By STAN LEHMAN
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - A police raid on a Rio de Janeiro shantytown set off a fierce gunbattle that killed at least nine people and wounded seven on Tuesday, officials said.
Some 180 heavily armed officers entered the Vila Cruzeiro slum to search for drugs and arrest suspected dealers, a spokesman for Rio's Public Safety Department said. He declined to be identified in line with departmental policy.
The spokesman said the nine men killed "had ties to drug gangs," and 14 "suspected drug traffickers" were arrested. Police seized several heavy-caliber weapons, ammunition and drugs.
Rio de Janeiro is one of the world's most violent cities, with frequent shootouts between police and gangs and an annual murder rate of about 50 per 100,000.
A record 1,260 civilians died in clashes with police in Rio de Janeiro state last year, according to a report by the state's Institute of Public Safety.
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Brazil police kill 9 in Rio shootout
Published: 4/15/08, 10:46 PM EDT
By STAN LEHMAN
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - A police raid on a Rio de Janeiro shantytown set off a fierce gunbattle that killed at least nine people and wounded seven on Tuesday, officials said.
Some 180 heavily armed officers entered the Vila Cruzeiro slum to search for drugs and arrest suspected dealers, a spokesman for Rio's Public Safety Department said. He declined to be identified in line with departmental policy.
The spokesman said the nine men killed "had ties to drug gangs," and 14 "suspected drug traffickers" were arrested. Police seized several heavy-caliber weapons, ammunition and drugs.
Rio de Janeiro is one of the world's most violent cities, with frequent shootouts between police and gangs and an annual murder rate of about 50 per 100,000.
A record 1,260 civilians died in clashes with police in Rio de Janeiro state last year, according to a report by the state's Institute of Public Safety.