Gunmen and helicopter attack Brazilian prison

Armed men firing from pick-up trucks and a helicopter attacked a maximum-security prison holding some of Brazil’s highest-profile inmates, but were repelled by guards, authorities said.

Gunmen and helicopter attack Brazilian prison

Armed men firing from pick-up trucks and a helicopter attacked a maximum-security prison holding some of Brazil’s highest-profile inmates, but were repelled by guards, authorities said.

The prison is home to Colombian drug lord Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia and Brazilian gang leader Luiz Fernando da Costa.

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