20 dead in Rio de Janeiro shootout

About 20 people died on Thursday during a shootout in Rio de Janeiro. Stock photo.
About 20 people died on Thursday during a shootout in Rio de Janeiro. Stock photo.
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At least 20 people, including a police officer, died on Thursday in a shootout during a police operation against drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro's Jacarezinho shanty town, O Globo newspaper reported on its website.

Two passengers on a metro train were also wounded in the shooting in the northern Rio neighborhood, the newspaper said. 

This is a developing story


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