Friday, November 26, 2010

Brazil's War Against Drug Gangs In Rio De Janeiro Continues -- News Roundup



Rio de Janeiro Violence Rises -- Wall Street Journal

Thousands Of Police Battle Gangs For Control Of Rio Slums -- Sydney Morning Herald

Deaths Mount as Police Battle Gangs in Slums; Worry Over Olympics, World Cup.

SÃO PAULO, Brazil—Armored personnel carriers on loan from the Brazilian military rumbled through the streets of Rio de Janeiro as police with assault rifles battled heavily armed gangs for a fifth day, raising concerns about the seaside city's ability to keep visitors safe when it hosts soccer's 2014 World Cup and the 2016 summer Olympic Games.

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More News on Brazil's War Against Drug Gangs

Rio braces for more violence in drug crackdown -- Yahoo News/AFP
Rio police, backed by military, surround gang turf -- Yahoo News/AP
Brazil Marines join slum battles, 30 people killed -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Thousands Of Police Battle Gangs For Control Of Rio Slums -- Sydney Morning Herald
Brazil police 'retake' Rio slum -- Al Jazeera
Police 'gain control' of Rio shanty town -- BBC
Brazil: Rio violence forces military intervention -- The Telegraph
Rio Police Take Over Gang Stronghold -- Voice of America
Brazil police 'in control' of Rio gang stronghold -- BBC

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