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18 October 2009

View: Rio's Drug War Claims 2 Police And A Helicopter.

GUARDIAN/UK/10 Images/
A gun battle erupted in a Rio favela and a police helicopter was shot down, killing two officers.
The battle began in Morro dos Macacos in northern Rio, controlled by the Amigos dos Amigos (Friends of Friends) drug faction.
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