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25. November 2010 | 22:5123 dead since Sunday in Brazil slum violence
Violence including clashes between police and drug gangs in the slums of Rio de Janeiro has killed 23 people since Sunday, with 188 people arrested or detained so far, military police said Thursday. (News Source: CNN - 20:30:25)
Rio police targeting slum where gang based
Elite police units in borrowed navy tanks rumbled through a heavily fortified slum Thursday in an effort to apprehend drug gang leaders they blame for five days of widespread violence even as scores of armed youth fled the shantytown for a neighboring area. (News Source: Seattle Times - 17:34:36)
Police raid slums in third day of Rio violence
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rio police raided 15 slum areas on Tuesday as they tried to contain a third day of violence linked to drug gangs, which have attacked police stations and burned cars in the volatile Brazilian city. (News Source: The Star - 00:46:26)
22 dead since Sunday in Brazil slum violence
Fourteen people died and another 25 were arrested Wednesday in drug-gang violence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, military police said Wednesday. (News Source: CNN - 19:33:41)
Brazil beefs up Rio police after gangs rob drivers
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. (News Source: Seattle Times - 00:09:59)
Army tanks join fight against drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro - Six Brazilian army tanks joined police attempts to occupy a slum area near the Rio de Janeiro suburb of Penha on Thursday. (News Source: EARTHtimes.org - 16:56:39)
Rio police targeting slum where gang based
Elite police units in borrowed navy tanks rumbled through a heavily fortified slum Thursday in an effort to apprehend drug gang leaders they blame for five days of widespread violence even as sc… (News Source: Fox News - 20:27:25)
Rio Faces Bomb Scare, Cars on Fire as Police Steps Up Security in Favelas
Rio de Janeiro police blocked streets in Ipanema and Copacabana earlier today because of suspected bombs following attacks on cars in the outskirts as authorities seek to take over shanty towns from organized crime. (News Source: Bloomberg - 17:10:57)
Rio Police Deploy Tanks to Raid Crime Stronghold in Cleanup for World Cup
Rio de Janeiro police deployed Navy tanks and armored cars to raid one of the city’s biggest crime strongholds after five days of urban unrest left dozens of scorched vehicles and at least 21 people dead. (News Source: Bloomberg - 21:28:39)
Police raid gang-controlled slums in Rio; 14 dead
Police raided gang-ruled shantytowns Wednesday, setting off clashes that killed 14 people as authorities try to halt a wave of violent crime that has rattled rich and poor alike in a city that Brazil hopes to make a showplace for the 2016 Olympics. (News Source: Seattle Times - 12:48:56)
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