Police said they had carried out almost 100 arrests and seized over 90 rifles, while U.K. newspaper The Times reported that half a ton of drugs had been seized during the raid At least 64 people have ...

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At least 64 people, including 4 police officials died on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro in the most deadly police operation ever, targeting the Comando Vermelho gang days before the city hosts global ...

At least 64 people were killed in a police operation against the Red Command gang in Rio de Janeiro's northern suburbs - the largest and deadliest raid in the Brazilian state's history. Four police ...

The authorities said the deadliest operation in Rio’s history had killed four police officers and at least 60 other people. It was an attack on “narco-terrorists,” the state governor said. By Ana ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The deadliest police operation against drug gangs in Brazil’s history killed at least 121 people, authorities said on Wednesday, as Rio de Janeiro residents lined a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian security forces launched a massive daylong operation on drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas on Tuesday, setting off fierce gun battles that left more than 100 dead ...

Tough measures against narco gangs, typically pushed by Brazil's right, are gaining traction in a country weary of violence, after the deadliest police operation in the history of Rio de Janeiro laid ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Rio’s deadliest police raid killed at least 121 people, including four officers, while targeting the Red Command ...

At least 64 people have reportedly died following a police operation targeting a gang in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. On Tuesday, Oct. 28, the police targeted the Red Command gang in Rio de Janeiro's ...