Published 1 year ago

Newsdeck: At least 13 dead in latest clash with police outside Rio de Janeiro

Summary by Ground News

The clashes took place in the working-class Salgueiro neighborhood in the city of Sao Goncalo, northeast of Rio de Janeiro. The police were trying to arrest a suspected drug gang leader from the northern state of Para. Three local residents with no suspected criminal connections were also shot and injured.

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

The Star Kuala Lumpur

At least 13 dead in latest clash with police outside Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - At least 13 people were killed in clashes with police just outside Brazil's seaside city of Rio de Janeiro after a raid to arrest a gang leader, police said on Thursday, marking another bloody episode in the sprawling metro area. Read full story

1 year ago·Malaysia

Read Full Article

Het Laatste Nieuws

At least 13 dead in police action in Rio de Janeiro, including notorious Brazilian gang leader

1 year ago·Kobbegem, Belgium

Read Full Article

The Globe & Mail

At least 13 dead in latest clash with police outside Rio de Janeiro

Police say they have killed 13 criminals in raid to arrest gang leader

1 year ago·Canada

Read Full Article

Svenska Dagbladet

At least 13 dead in raid in Rio's slum

A gunfight broke out between police and suspected criminals at a raid in the Salgueiro slum area of São Gonçalo in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area on Thursday. “There are 13 dead, two individuals are detained and a large number of weapons have been seized,” said Fabrício Oliveira of the Riopolisen at a news conference. According to him, all dead are crime...

1 year ago·Stockholm, Sweden

Read Full Article

Upsala Nya Tidning

At least 13 dead in raid in Rio's slum

En eldstrid bröt ut mellan polis och misstänkta brottslingar vid en räd i slumområdet Salgueiro i São Gonçalo i Rio de Janeiros storstadsområde på torsdagen.

1 year ago·Uppsala, Sweden

Read Full Article

Algemeen Dagblad

At least 13 dead in police action in Rio de Janeiro, including notorious gang leader

At least 13 people were killed in a police raid in a slum near Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. Among the dead is a notorious drug gang leader from northern Brazil who had been on the run since 2019, local police said. “13 people were killed, two people were arrested and a large quantity of weapons were seized,” police spokesperson Fabricio Oliveira told a news conference.

1 year ago·Amersfoort, Netherlands

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.