Heavily armed police cracking down on crime ahead of carnival celebrations engaged in shootouts with criminals in two slums Wednesday, reportedly killing nine suspects.
A police spokeswoman confirmed that the operation was under way in the Jacarezinho and Mangueira slums, but said authorities would not comment on deaths or injuries until it was finished. She would not give her name in keeping with department policy.
Rio de Janeiro's O Globo and O Dia newspapers reported on their Web sites that nine suspects were killed, quoting a police inspector at the scene. O Globo said five suspects were injured and six were taken into custody.
Officers …
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