Two killed in slum fight in Rio

Two people have been killed and three others injured in a shoot-out between police and suspected drug traffickers in a Rio de Janeiro slum frequently visited by tourists.

Two killed in slum fight in Rio

Two people have been killed and three others injured in a shoot-out between police and suspected drug traffickers in a Rio de Janeiro slum frequently visited by tourists.

The G1 news portal said the firefight in the Complexo de Alemao slum began last night when heavily armed criminals fired on police investigating a report that an unidentified man was being beaten up.

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