"At least 64 people have reportedly been killed in Rio's worst-ever day of violence as more than 2,500 officers and special forces stormed an area of favelas near Rio's international airport that is considered the headquarters of one of Brazil's most powerful organised crime groups. The predawn police raid the deadliest in Rio's history sparked intense gunfights in and around Alemao and Penha favelas, which are home to an estimated 300,000 people."
"Drug traffickers from the Red Command criminal faction started shooting and set barricades and cars alight as civil and military police and special forces began their advance shortly after 4am. For the first time, the gang reportedly used weaponised drones to drop explosives on special forces teams. Gunshot wound victims were carried to a local hospital throughout the morning and by afternoon at least 64 people had been killed, including four police officers."
More than 2,500 officers and special forces launched a predawn raid targeting favela areas near Rio's international airport that serve as a Red Command headquarters. The operation triggered intense gunfights in Alemao and Penha, home to about 300,000 residents, and resulted in at least 64 deaths, including four police officers, and numerous injuries. Drug traffickers fired on forces, set barricades and cars ablaze, and reportedly used weaponised drones to drop explosives. Authorities arrested over 80 people and seized at least 93 automatic rifles. The governor declared the city at war and described the violence as narco-terrorism.
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