LAHT
Another favela police pacification in Rio...turned bloody.
This time it was in the Engenho da Rainha “favela”/slum.
A bitter gun battle there lasted for hours and left 8 suspects dead.
Police seized two rifles, 2 grenades, 3 pistols, ammunition and quantities of drugs.
Four "suspected" drug dealers died Monday during a police shootout in Rio's Gogo da Ema favela.
Popular Posts
- SERBIA / LIBYA : Are Serbian Mercenary Pilots Bombing Protestors In Tripoli?
- MEXICO: 28 April UPDATE: More Death Discovered In Durango...As Body Count Grows Again By 8; Total 104...So Far.
- MEXICO: 2 Girls Scale U.S. Border Fence... In Under 18 Seconds.
- BRASIL: Contract To Build Belo Monte Dam Is Awarded; Bloodshed Threatened.
- CHILE: Navy's Touring Tall Ship...Has Sordid Past.
- CHILE / NEW ZEALAND: Santiago Eyes Volcanos For Geothermal Energy.
- BRASIL: Judge Stops Critical S. Paulo Airport Expansion Over Improper Bids.
- RUSSIA / GERMANY : Nein! Germany Withdraws Quadriga Prize For Putin.
- MEXICO: Guapo But Bobo...PRI's Pena Nieto Still Leads To Succeed Prez Calderon.
- COLOMBIA / PERU / CHILE / MEXICO: New "Pacific Alliance" Begins.
