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armored vehicles patrol the slums in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 25, police continue to Cruzeiro slum town with armed drug gangs fighting, armored personnel carriers, helicopters, etc. to provide back-up. So far at least 30 people were killed. Police said it had control of it at the densely populated slums.

“Just like a real war”

Brazilian Marine Corps six points with 50-caliber machine gun M113 armored personnel carriers moved into Crewe Game Rho slum, which is Brazil’s first crackdown in the slums in the use of such armored vehicles. Several helicopters air collaboration with the thousands of military and police to promote action on the ground. About 150 members of special police forces arrived in the slums of fierce fighting. At this stage, there are about 17,500 police and soldiers have joined the crackdown.

drug gangs armed with machine guns returned fire, setting fire to cars, placing obstacles in the street, smoke rising, there was chaos. Local television broadcast live pictures from the show, both in Rio shanty street fighting is very intense. 13 drug traffickers were killed.

evening of 21 this month, drug gangs armed men attacked several police stations in northern Rio de Janeiro, burning buses, looting pedestrians. Aggravation of the situation, the police launch crackdown against the slums. Brazilian officials said that some militants to flee from other slums, the slums of the town gathered to Cruzeiro against the police.

25, Brazilian media reported that the Brazilian Army to support the anti-drug activities, drug trafficking will be gathering tanks rolled into the Penha district. It is reported that there were expelled from all over gathered hundreds of drug traffickers.

the police, this round of violence has resulted in 30 deaths, mostly militants. A 14-year-old girl in the house 24, hit by a stray bullet, into the hospital died. Rolls-Royce security operations commander Alvaro Rodriguez said, “We are seizing the territory of drug traffickers,” so that local residents will no longer become a victim of drug trafficking.

Cruzeiro slum town of the large-scale crackdown, many residents in shock, but welcomed.

44-year-old school principal Elias said: “I’ve never seen anything like this, just like a real war action, but this is necessary, is the only way to fight drug traffickers.”

Rio de Janeiro, the 2014 football World Cup and 2016 Olympics, the police embarked on a poor cave planned launch anti-insurgent operations, elimination of local criminal gangs.

will surge “until victory”

Marine Corps logistics battalion commander, said Col. Carlos Chagas, for crackdown continue to provide logistical support, escorting police and soldiers into combat until the action to achieve victory.

Rio de Janeiro, AFP quoted police as saying the police had control of the town Cruzeiro slum. Officials responsible for public security in Rio de Janeiro where 塞贝尔特朗 said: “We have taken an important step, but not win.” “Arrest suspects, and seized narcotics and arms is important,” Bertrand said, “but more importantly are they (drug dealers) out of this land. “

In addition, Brazil Department of Defense approved the deployment of 800 soldiers, 10 armored vehicles and two air force helicopters. This arrangement suggests crackdown is likely to continue.

Cole, Rio de Janeiro military police official said Alvaro Roca West, “actions aimed against the city behind the attacks” to ensure the safety of residents.

radical critics say is difficult to suppress crime

violence since the 21 has occurred, at least 30 people were killed, most of them drug dealers. And at least 180 people arrested, 60 cars were burned.

Although the police claim to obtain control of Cruzeiro slum town, but the helicopter aerial footage showed many militants fled to other areas.

马塞洛弗雷 Shu Rio de Janeiro officials criticized the police action strategy is wrong, cleaning up can not cure crime, it is difficult to obtain results.

freixo told Agence France-Presse correspondent: “The police can enter the town of Cruzeiro, killing 100 people, but can not solve the problem in Rio de Janeiro. Those shot were not profit-making use of arms smuggling people. “

Rio de Janeiro are about 100 slums, housing about 200 people. For a long time, slums entrenched drug traffickers, crime plaguing Rio de Janeiro.

in Rio de Janeiro, the 2014 football World Cup and 2016 Olympics, the police determined to launch a crackdown on the poor cave, made some progress over the past two years, arrested many armed men, seized large quantities of weapons and drugs.

Xinhua News Agency in New

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