2022-05-26 08:07:00
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Police raid leaves at least 22 dead in Rio de Janeiro
At least 22 people have died in the bloody aftermath of a raid carried out by Rio de Janeiro's military police on Tuesday.
Authorities said a gunfight broke out after police were shot at while preparing to enter Vila Cruzeiro, an underprivileged community where leaders of an alleged criminal group were suspected to have gathered.
Rio de Janeiro Military Police Secretary Luiz Henrique Marinho Pires had said the operation was spurred by "criminal migration" into the neighborhood, which he said houses drug traffickers from other states.
After the raid, Vila Cruzeiro residents gathered at the top of the hill where the shooting took place to look for corpses, according to local activist Raull Santiago. Schools and public health services also closed as a result of the raid, the city's education secretary said.
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