Brazil vows Olympic security after Rio violence
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When Rio de Janeiro was named the host of the 2016 Olympics earlier this month it seemed like a fresh start for one of the world's most vibrant, but violent cities. But a weekend of gang battles that spilled out of favelas , or shantytowns, and onto streets just a few miles from where many of the Olympic events...
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- Blog Source: bitterqueen.typepad.comPolice Chopper Shot Down By Drug Gang In Rio. During the course of a fierce battle among rival drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday morning a responding police helicopter was shot down as reported by Voice of America: ...
- Blog Source: www.worldaffairsboard.comRio police die as helicopter hit. Two Brazilian policemen have been killed after their helicopter was shot at in Rio de Janeiro during clashes involving police and drug gangs. The helicopter came down and burst into flames, ...
- Blog Source: nowstreamin.netRaw Video: Drug Gang Fire Downs Police Chopper Drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter Saturday in northern Rio de Janeiro, killing two officers, as it flew over a clash between drug gangs. The dramatic downing comes two weeks ...
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- Blog Source: www.democraticunderground.comTwelve dead and helicopter downed as Rio de Janeiro drug gangs go to war. Host city of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics shaken by violence as warlords battle for control of the cocaine trade. Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro guardian.co. uk,
- Blog Source: www.washingtonexaminer.comBrazilian officials are insisting security won't be a problem for the 2016 Olympics, despite drug-gang violence that plunged Rio de Janeiro into a day of bloody chaos just two weeks after it was picked to host the games. ... Authorities said the
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